Resource exhaustion in Nousresearch Hermes-Agent
CVE-2026-85107
A vulnerability was found in NousResearch hermes-agent 0.18.0. This vulnerability affects the function resourceBufferFromUrl of the file apps/desktop/electron/main.ts of the component Electron Main Process. Performing a manipulation results in allocation of resources. The attack may be initiated remotely. copyImageFromUrl() entry point no longer reachable on current main. That function did exist at v2026.8.3 but was removed by v2026.8.19. The modern copy-image path is Electron-native event.sender.copyImageAt().
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Nousresearch Hermes-Agent — versions 0.18.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-85107 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/submit/885135 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/vuln/398314 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/398314/cti (signature, permissions-required)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-85107?
- CVE-2026-85107 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nousresearch Hermes-Agent, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-09-03.
- How severe is CVE-2026-85107?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.