Description
Hermes WebUI before 0.51.307 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to circumvent local-origin IP restrictions on onboarding endpoints by supplying a spoofed X-Forwarded-For header with a loopback address. Attackers can exploit this bypass to perform server-side request forgery against internal services including cloud metadata endpoints, overwrite LLM provider configuration and API keys with attacker-controlled values, or initiate OAuth device-code flows to obtain persistent access tokens stored in auth.json.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nesquena | hermes-webui | < 0.51.307 |
References
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/commit/70596e6993be0d4cee083c1c1a86f5e7ad5d57b7
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/3758
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/releases/tag/v0.51.307
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-webui-authentication-bypass-via-x-forwarded-for-header-spoofing
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 9, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 25, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred