nesquena hermes-webui up to 0.51.442 Session Export Endpoint api/routes.py authorization
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in nesquena hermes-webui up to 0.51.442. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file api/routes.py of the component Session Export Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-55198. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in nesquena hermes-webui up to 0.51.442 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file api/routes.py of the component Session Export Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Hermes WebUI before 0.51.443 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the session export endpoint that allows authenticated users to access sessions from other profiles. The _handle_session_export handler in api/routes.py fails to verify active-profile ownership before serializing session data, enabling attackers to exfiltrate foreign session transcripts by guessing or knowing session identifiers.
The weakness was published by Chia Min Jun Lennon. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-55198 since 06/16/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
Upgrading to version 0.51.443 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-37779). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: AuthorizationCWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: hermes-webui 0.51.443
Timeline
06/16/2026 CVE reserved06/17/2026 Advisory disclosed
06/17/2026 VulDB entry created
06/18/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Researcher: Chia Min Jun Lennon
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-55198 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-55198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-372100
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Entry
Created: 06/17/2026 20:49Updated: 06/18/2026 00:14
Changes: 06/17/2026 20:49 (77), 06/18/2026 00:14 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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