CVE-2026-14627
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA security vulnerability has been detected in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 0.15.2. This affects the function DiscordAdapter._is_allowed_user of the file gateway/platforms/discord.py of the component Discord Platform Integration. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. The attack can be launched remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is reported as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe vulnerability exists in the DiscordAdapter._is_allowed_user function within the Discord platform integration (gateway/platforms/discord.py). This authorization check fails to properly validate whether a user should be granted access, allowing improper authentication - likely permitting unauthorized users to authenticate through the Discord platform when they should be denied.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Discord platform integration is in useInspect your codebase for the presence of gateway/platforms/discord.py and check if Discord is listed as an enabled authentication platform in your configuration files or environment settingsAffected if The Discord platform integration is enabled and the application accepts Discord-based authentication
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Locate the _is_allowed_user functionOpen gateway/platforms/discord.py and locate the DiscordAdapter class definition, then find the _is_allowed_user method within itAffected if The function exists in the codebase and is used for authorization decisions
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Inspect the authorization logicRead the implementation of _is_allowed_user and examine how it validates user permissions - look for missing validation calls, hardcoded allow lists, or conditional statements that always return trueAffected if The function contains logic that allows access without properly validating user permissions (e.g., returns True unconditionally, skips permission checks, or has flawed conditional logic)
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Check authentication flow for bypassesTrace all code paths that call _is_allowed_user during the Discord authentication process and verify that authorization is enforced before granting access tokens or session creationAffected if Authentication flows bypass the _is_allowed_user check or do not enforce its results before allowing user access
You are affected if your environment uses the Discord platform integration and the _is_allowed_user function fails to properly validate user permissions before granting authentication access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReview and fix the _is_allowed_user authorization logic in the Discord platform integration to properly validate user permissions before granting access. Verify all Discord authentication paths enforce correct authorization checks.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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