CVE-2026-18997
5.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Summary
A vulnerability was found in cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent up to 1.1.12. This issue affects the function Agent.handleBgCommand of the file src/core/agent.ts of the component bg Command Handler. Performing a manipulation results in incorrect authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.0 | affected |
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.1 | affected |
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.2 | affected |
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.3 | affected |
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.4 | affected |
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.5 | affected |
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.6 | affected |
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.7 | affected |
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.8 | affected |
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.9 | affected |
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.10 | affected |
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.11 | affected |
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.12 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
- CWE-285: Improper Authorization
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/386380
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/386380/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18997
- https://vuldb.com/submit/862627
- https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/issues/73
- https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/
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