CVE-2026-67918

Received Received - Intake

Directory Traversal in Hermes Studio via validatePath Function

Publication date: 2026-08-17

Last updated on: 2026-08-18

Assigner: MITRE

Description

Directory Traversal vulnerability in hermes-studio v.0.6.26 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the validatePath function in api/hermes/download endpoint

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Meta Information

Published

2026-08-17

Last Modified

2026-08-18

Generated

2026-09-07

AI Q&A

2026-08-18

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-06

NVD

CVE-2026-67918

EUVD

EUVD-2026-60553

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
hermes-studio	hermes-studio	0.6.26

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-22	The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

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Executive Summary

This is a Directory Traversal vulnerability in hermes-studio version 0.6.26. It allows a remote attacker to access sensitive files or directories on the server by manipulating the validatePath function in the api/hermes/download endpoint.

Detection Guidance

To detect this vulnerability, inspect network traffic for requests to the /api/hermes/download endpoint with path traversal sequences like ../ or ..\ in parameters. Check server logs for unusual file access patterns or sensitive file reads. No specific commands are provided in the context.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to read sensitive files on the server, potentially exposing confidential data such as configuration files, user credentials, or other restricted information.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized data exposure, violating GDPR's data protection principles or HIPAA's security requirements for protected health information, potentially resulting in legal penalties and reputational damage.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediately update hermes-studio to the latest version that patches the directory traversal vulnerability in the validatePath function. If no patch is available, disable the api/hermes/download endpoint or restrict access to trusted users only.

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