01 Record
CVE-2026-18997
cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent bg agent.ts Agent.handleBgCommand authorization
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: VulDB
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v4.0CVSS: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
02 Description
cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent bg agent.ts Agent.handleBgCommand authorization
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 2.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- 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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-12.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-06 04:30Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-06 14:54Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-05
- Assigning CNA
- VulDB
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- 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
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 132262dddc10987ce4e23f4d4fbf780f4eef898c0b44a996e6fc61a7162001af
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
cosmicstack-labsmercury-agent1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.1.10, 1.1.11, 1.1.12—
06 References
- vuldb.comVDB-386380 | cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent bg agent.ts Agent.handleBgCommand authorizationhttps://vuldb.com/vuln/386380
- vuldb.comVDB-386380 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)https://vuldb.com/vuln/386380/cti
- vuldb.comCVE-2026-18997 | CVE Analysis and Reporthttps://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18997
- vuldb.comSubmit #862627 | cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent 1.1.12 Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)https://vuldb.com/submit/862627
- github.comhttps://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/issues/73
- github.comhttps://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/