{"@context":"https://openvex.dev/ns/v0.2.0","@id":"https://database.harborguard.co/cve/CVE-2026-49973/vex.json","author":"HarborGuard Database","role":"Document Creator","timestamp":"2026-06-13T02:37:59.948Z","version":1,"tooling":"HarborGuard Database (https://database.harborguard.co)","statements":[{"vulnerability":{"name":"CVE-2026-49973","@id":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49973","description":"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 the"},"products":[{"@id":"cpe:2.3:a:nesquena:hermes-webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","identifiers":{"cpe23":"cpe:2.3:a:nesquena:hermes-webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}],"status":"affected","action_statement":"Update to a fixed version: 0.51.358.","timestamp":"2026-06-13T02:37:59.948Z"}]}