CVE-2026-49973 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-49973: Hermes WebUI < 0.51.358 Unauthenticated Password Takeover via /api/settings

Vendor Nesquena
Product hermes-webui
Weakness CWE-306 · Missing auth
Published June 11, 2026
Last update June 13, 2026

CVSS base score

9.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Hermes WebUI before version 0.51.358 contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to hijack initial setup by submitting the _set_password parameter to the settings API endpoint without any network origin restriction. Attackers on any reachable network can send a POST request to the settings endpoint during the first-run setup window to persist an arbitrary password hash, obtain a valid session cookie, and lock out the legitimate operator from their own instance.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 11, 2026 CVE published
June 13, 2026 Record updated