CVE-2026-7396 — NousResearch Hermes-Agent Path Traversal

April 29, 2026 21:16 /MEDIUM /CVSS 5.3/10

Written by SCW Vulnerability Desk Vulnerability Intelligence

National Vulnerability Database vulnerabilitycvemedium-severitypath-traversalcwe-22

CVE-2026-7396 — NousResearch Hermes-Agent Path Traversal

CVE-2026-7396 — A vulnerability was identified in NousResearch hermes-agent 0.8.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file gateway/platforms/wecom.py of the component WeChat Work Platform Adapter. The manipulation leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attac

What This Means For You

If your environment is affected by CWE-22, review your exposure and prioritize patching based on your environment. Monitor vendor advisories for CVE-2026-7396 updates and patches.

Related ATT&CK Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access T1082 System Information Discovery Discovery T1595.002 Scanning IP Blocks Reconnaissance

🛡️ Detection Rules

3 rules · 6 SIEM formats

3 detection rules auto-generated for this incident, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. Sigma YAML is free — export to any SIEM format via the Intel Bot.

critical T1190 Initial Access

CVE-2026-7396 - NousResearch Hermes-Agent Path Traversal

Sigma YAML — free preview

title: CVE-2026-7396 - NousResearch Hermes-Agent Path Traversal
id: scw-2026-04-29-ai-1
status: experimental
level: critical
description: |
  Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2026-7396 by looking for requests to the 'wecom.py' endpoint with path traversal sequences ('../') in the query string. This targets the specific vulnerability in NousResearch Hermes-Agent.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-04-29
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-7396/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/gateway/platforms/wecom.py'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - '../'
      condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

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Indicators of Compromise

ID	Type	Indicator
CVE-2026-7396	vulnerability	CVE-2026-7396
CWE-22	weakness	CWE-22

Written by SCW Vulnerability Desk

Source & Attribution

Source Platform	NVD
Channel	National Vulnerability Database
Published	April 29, 2026 at 21:16 UTC

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