CVE-2026-49957

Hermes WebUI < 0.51.296 Workspace Boundary Bypass via api/workspace.py

HIGH
7.7
CVSS Score
Published: June 9, 2026 at 04:25 PM UTC
Updated: July 23, 2026 at 07:32 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsHermes Web UIHermes WebUI

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Severity
HIGH7.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Hermes WebUI before version 0.51.269 contains a workspace boundary bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to circumvent blocked-root path checks by exploiting an early return in the SSH/remote terminal profile workspace resolution logic within _remote_terminal_workspace_candidate(). Attackers can configure a remote terminal working directory to a system directory such as /etc, causing the workspace resolution path to accept it as a trusted local workspace root before the _is_blocked_workspace_path() guard executes, enabling read access to local system files through workspace file-read helpers.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.51.296
Affected range stops below 0.51.296, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 0.51.296
Affected range stops below 0.51.296, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.7HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-22

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