CVE-2026-49958
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
Hermes WebUI before version 0.51.303 contains a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the git_discard function within api/workspace_git.py that allows attackers to delete files outside the configured workspace boundary by replacing a validated path component with a symlink after validation but before deletion. Attackers can substitute a workspace-controlled path component with a symlink pointing to an external directory between the safe_resolve_ws() validation step and the subsequent Path.unlink() or shutil.rmtree() deletion call, causing the delete operation to follow the symlink and remove arbitrary files outside the workspace.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| nesquena | hermes-webui | 0 < 0.51.303 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
Additional References
References
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/releases/tag/v0.51.303
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/3702
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/3756
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/commit/4580f584964d640b95c4ffc9245a21ab926bec73
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-webui-toctou-race-condition-via-git-discard
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