hermes-agent/hermes_cli
xxxigm 8bf99227f0 fix(plugins): block plugin-api path traversal + project RCE (#29156)
GHSA-5qr3-c538-wm9j — half two of the bypass chain.

``_mount_plugin_api_routes`` imports each dashboard plugin's
manifest ``api`` field as a Python module via
``importlib.util.spec_from_file_location`` — arbitrary code
execution by design.  Two primitives in the surrounding code
turned that "by design" RCE into a usable attack:

1. Absolute paths in the manifest swallow the plugin directory.
   ``Path('safe/dashboard') / '/tmp/evil.py'`` resolves to
   ``/tmp/evil.py``, so a single manifest line
   ``{"api": "/tmp/payload.py"}`` was enough to redirect the
   importer at any Python file on disk.
2. ``..`` traversal in the manifest climbs out of the dashboard
   directory.  ``Path('plugins/safe/dashboard') /
   '../../../tmp/evil.py'`` lands in ``/tmp/evil.py`` after
   ``resolve()`` — the static-asset handler
   (``serve_plugin_asset``) already defends against this via
   ``is_relative_to``; the api-mount path didn't.

Fix at three layers so a regression in any one can't re-open the
advisory:

* New ``_safe_plugin_api_relpath`` validator runs at *discovery*
  time and stores only sanitised relative paths on the plugin
  entry's ``_api_file`` field.  Absolute paths, ``..`` traversal,
  empty / non-string values, and paths that ``resolve()`` outside
  the plugin's ``dashboard/`` directory are rejected with a
  warning naming the plugin.  ``has_api`` follows the sanitised
  value so the dashboard frontend doesn't render a fake "Backend
  API" badge for plugins whose api was scrubbed.
* ``_mount_plugin_api_routes`` re-validates the resolved path
  against the live filesystem just before the import — defence in
  depth in case ``_dir`` is tampered with post-cache or a future
  caller bypasses the discovery-time validator.
* Project plugins (``source == "project"``) are refused outright
  for backend import.  ``./.hermes/plugins/`` ships with the CWD,
  so any threat model that includes "user opens a malicious repo"
  treats it as attacker-controlled; project plugins can still
  extend the UI via static JS/CSS but their Python ``api`` is no
  longer auto-imported.  Combined with the truthy env-gate fix
  from the previous commit, the original advisory chain now
  fails at two distinct choke points.
2026-05-23 01:43:52 -07:00
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proxy fix(security): validate Nous Portal inference_base_url against host allowlist 2026-05-22 14:17:40 -07:00
__init__.py chore: release v0.14.0 (2026.5.16) (#26862) 2026-05-16 02:58:57 -07:00
_parser.py fix: add dashboard to CLI help epilogue and Docker CI smoke test 2026-05-07 06:16:23 -07:00
_subprocess_compat.py feat(windows): close remaining POSIX-only landmines — TUI crash, kanban waitpid, AF_UNIX sandbox, /bin/bash, npm .cmd shims, cwd tracking, detach flags 2026-05-08 14:27:40 -07:00
auth.py fix(minimax-oauth): refresh short-lived access tokens per request (#30619) 2026-05-22 15:16:15 -07:00
auth_commands.py feat(cli): wire --manual-paste into `hermes auth add and hermes model` 2026-05-18 20:10:52 -07:00
azure_detect.py feat(azure-foundry): add Microsoft Entra ID auth 2026-05-18 10:14:38 -07:00
backup.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
banner.py refactor: DRY cleanup from code review 2026-05-15 14:45:43 -07:00
browser_connect.py feat: auto-launch Chromium-family browser for CDP 2026-05-19 22:34:05 -07:00
bundles.py feat(skills): add skill bundles — alias /<name> loads multiple skills (#28373) 2026-05-18 21:38:05 -07:00
callbacks.py fix: ESC cancels secret/sudo prompts, clearer skip messaging (#9902) 2026-04-14 16:11:37 -07:00
checkpoints.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
claw.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
cli_output.py refactor: remove dead code — 1,784 lines across 77 files (#9180) 2026-04-13 16:32:04 -07:00
clipboard.py fix(clipboard): only read PNG signature bytes, not entire file 2026-05-13 22:54:21 -07:00
codex_models.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
codex_runtime_plugin_migration.py fix(codex-runtime): de-dup [plugins.X] tables and stop leaking HERMES_HOME into config.toml 2026-05-15 02:31:30 -07:00
codex_runtime_switch.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 resweep — tuple → set in membership tests (#27355) 2026-05-17 02:29:41 -07:00
colors.py feat: respect NO_COLOR env var and TERM=dumb (#4079) 2026-03-30 17:07:21 -07:00
commands.py refactor(gateway): migrate Discord adapter to bundled plugin (full Teams parity) 2026-05-22 14:21:41 -07:00
completion.py test(cli): strengthen zsh completion regression coverage 2026-05-13 09:34:15 -07:00
config.py feat(secrets): Bitwarden Secrets Manager integration with lazy bws install (#30035) 2026-05-21 14:10:34 -07:00
copilot_auth.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
cron.py feat: add cron job profile support 2026-05-18 17:39:50 +00:00
curator.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
curses_ui.py fix(cli): clamp curses color 8 for 8-color terminals (Docker) 2026-05-21 23:40:58 -07:00
debug.py fix(debug): redact log content at upload time in hermes debug share 2026-05-03 11:42:20 -07:00
default_soul.py fix: reset default SOUL.md to baseline identity text (#3159) 2026-03-26 01:34:27 -07:00
dep_ensure.py feat(dep_ensure): complete Windows bootstrap — dep_ensure + install.ps1 + detection (#27845) 2026-05-18 16:34:24 +05:30
dingtalk_auth.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
doctor.py feat(doctor): surface xAI model retirement in hermes doctor 2026-05-20 09:18:23 -07:00
dump.py fix(skills): prune dependency/venv dirs from all skill scanners (#30042) 2026-05-21 14:18:02 -07:00
env_loader.py feat(secrets): label detected credentials with their source (Bitwarden) (#30364) 2026-05-22 03:32:58 -07:00
fallback_cmd.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
gateway.py fix(gateway,discord-plugin): _platform_status must respect is_connected=False, not silently fall back to check_fn 2026-05-22 14:21:41 -07:00
gateway_windows.py fix(gateway): harden Windows gateway install lifecycle 2026-05-19 11:23:15 -07:00
goals.py feat: inject current time into goal judge prompt 2026-05-16 23:05:27 -07:00
hooks.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
inventory.py refactor(inventory): extract shared ConfigContext + build_models_payload 2026-05-13 22:31:11 -07:00
kanban.py feat(kanban): add scheduled status for delayed follow-ups 2026-05-18 21:39:03 -07:00
kanban_db.py fix(gateway): harden kanban and provider cleanup races 2026-05-20 14:31:22 -07:00
kanban_decompose.py fix: assign single-task kanban decompositions 2026-05-18 20:26:02 -07:00
kanban_diagnostics.py fix(kanban): honor severity thresholds in diagnostics 2026-05-18 20:47:01 -07:00
kanban_specify.py fix(cli): make kanban specify max_tokens configurable 2026-05-18 20:15:20 -07:00
kanban_swarm.py feat(cli): add kanban swarm topology helper 2026-05-18 21:10:12 -07:00
logs.py feat: component-separated logging with session context and filtering (#7991) 2026-04-11 17:23:36 -07:00
main.py perf(termux): speed up bare cli prompt startup 2026-05-22 14:27:38 -07:00
mcp_config.py fix(mcp): pre-compile env-var regex and unify interpolation 2026-05-15 01:43:54 -07:00
memory_setup.py fix: restrict .env file permissions to 0600 2026-05-14 07:59:38 -07:00
migrate.py feat(cli): hermes migrate xai [--apply] [--no-backup] 2026-05-20 09:18:23 -07:00
model_catalog.py codebase: add encoding='utf-8' to all bare open() calls (PLW1514) 2026-05-08 14:27:40 -07:00
model_normalize.py fix(opencode-go): keep users on opencode-go instead of hijacking to native providers (#20802) 2026-05-06 09:08:33 -07:00
model_switch.py fix(model-switch): mark bare custom provider as current 2026-05-19 10:57:35 -07:00
models.py fix: detect gh-copilot deprecation and improve GitHub Models 413 errors (#10648) 2026-05-16 02:24:48 -07:00
nous_subscription.py feat(web): add SearXNG as a native search-only backend 2026-05-06 10:05:29 -07:00
oneshot.py fix(oneshot): pass fallback_providers from profile config to AIAgent 2026-05-18 20:37:23 -07:00
pairing.py fix(pairing): enforce lockout on approve_code, not just generate_code (#10195) (#21325) 2026-05-07 07:18:21 -07:00
platforms.py feat: complete plugin platform parity — all 12 integration points 2026-04-29 21:56:51 -07:00
plugins.py feat(browser): add BrowserProvider ABC mirroring web_search_provider template 2026-05-17 04:04:15 -07:00
plugins_cmd.py fix(plugins): widen _sanitize_plugin_name for category-namespaced names 2026-05-22 19:50:32 -07:00
profile_describer.py fix(skills): prune dependency/venv dirs from all skill scanners (#30042) 2026-05-21 14:18:02 -07:00
profile_distribution.py fix(skills): prune dependency/venv dirs from all skill scanners (#30042) 2026-05-21 14:18:02 -07:00
profiles.py fix(skills): prune dependency/venv dirs from all skill scanners (#30042) 2026-05-21 14:18:02 -07:00
providers.py fix: add default base_url_override for ollama-cloud provider 2026-05-18 14:31:37 -07:00
pt_input_extras.py fix(cli): make Ctrl+Enter insert newline on WSL/SSH/Windows Terminal (#22777) 2026-05-09 12:48:14 -07:00
pty_bridge.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
relaunch.py fix(windows): prefer npm.cmd over npm.ps1, skip .py argv0 in relaunch 2026-05-08 14:27:40 -07:00
runtime_provider.py fix(custom): pass custom provider extra body 2026-05-21 07:48:53 -07:00
secrets_cli.py feat(secrets): Bitwarden Secrets Manager integration with lazy bws install (#30035) 2026-05-21 14:10:34 -07:00
security_advisories.py feat(security): supply-chain advisory checker + lazy-install framework + tiered install fallback (#24220) 2026-05-12 01:02:25 -07:00
send_cmd.py fix(review): address Copilot follow-up on sanitizer and file decode errors 2026-05-16 23:00:58 -05:00
session_recap.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 resweep — tuple → set in membership tests (#27355) 2026-05-17 02:29:41 -07:00
setup.py refactor(gateway): migrate Discord adapter to bundled plugin (full Teams parity) 2026-05-22 14:21:41 -07:00
skills_config.py refactor(config): migrate remaining 33 cfg_get call sites (#17311) 2026-04-29 04:03:03 -07:00
skills_hub.py fix(skills): prune dependency/venv dirs from all skill scanners (#30042) 2026-05-21 14:18:02 -07:00
skin_engine.py fix(tui): improve charizard completion menu contrast 2026-05-18 20:05:23 -07:00
slack_cli.py fix(slack): enable writable app home DMs in manifest 2026-05-08 17:01:12 -07:00
status.py feat(status): show xAI OAuth login state in hermes status 2026-05-17 11:35:57 -07:00
stdio.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
timeouts.py perf(agent-loop): cut 47% of per-conversation function calls via 3 targeted hot-path optimizations (#28866) 2026-05-19 14:25:10 -07:00
tips.py feat: auto-launch Chromium-family browser for CDP 2026-05-19 22:34:05 -07:00
tools_config.py refactor(image_gen): port FAL backend to plugins/image_gen/fal 2026-05-22 04:10:45 -07:00
uninstall.py docs(windows): avoid piping installer directly into iex 2026-05-18 20:05:47 -07:00
vercel_auth.py feat: add Vercel Sandbox backend 2026-04-29 07:22:33 -07:00
voice.py fix(tui): restore voice push-to-talk parity (#20897) 2026-05-06 15:49:59 -07:00
web_server.py fix(plugins): block plugin-api path traversal + project RCE (#29156) 2026-05-23 01:43:52 -07:00
webhook.py chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 — tuple → set in membership tests (#23937) 2026-05-11 11:13:25 -07:00
xai_retirement.py fix(xai): align migrate retirement map with docs 2026-05-20 09:18:23 -07:00