Hermes WebUI before 0.51.368 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the get_profile_cookie() function that accepts unauthenticated profile names from the hermes_profile cookie. An authenticated attacker can forge the hermes_profile cookie value to bypass profile-scoped authorization checks and access sessions, files, and resources across different profiles.
CVE-2026-53871
Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-17. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.1
- EG Score
- 8.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 37(Track)EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity81% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 30%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 17, 2026
Last Modified
September 17, 2026
Advisory Details (5)
Auto-updated Jun 17, 2026Hermes WebUI < 0.51.368 - Profile-Scoped Authorization Bypass via Forged hermes_profile Cookie | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-webui-profile-scoped-authorization-bypass-via-forged-hermes-profile-cookiev0.51.368
Patch available: nesquena/hermes-webui v0.51.368
https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/releases/tag/v0.51.368Release MG — v0.51.368 — bind active-profile cookie to auth session (#4023, fixes #803)
Patch available: nesquena/hermes-webui v0.51.452 (PR #4036 merged 2026-06-12)
https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/4036[security] fix(auth): bind active profile cookie to session
Patch available: nesquena/hermes-webui v0.51.452 (PR #4023 merged 2026-06-12)
https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/4023commit 9e96f5f6adf9 (nesquena/hermes-webui)
Patch available: nesquena/hermes-webui v0.51.452 (contains commit 9e96f5f6adf9)
https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/commit/9e96f5f6adf93b6d1e27ebddfb4d2833ca06ff3bVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53871(1)
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Weakness Classification(1)
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