CVE-2026-55196 PUBLISHED

Hermes WebUI < 0.51.409 - Unauthenticated Passkey Registration via Authentication Bypass

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 16.06.2026 Published: 17.06.2026 Updated: 17.06.2026

Hermes WebUI before 0.51.409 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in passkey registration endpoints that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to register arbitrary passkeys. When HERMES_WEBUI_PASSKEY=1 is enabled with no existing credentials, POST /api/auth/passkey/register/options and POST /api/auth/passkey/register endpoints are accessible without authentication, allowing attackers to claim the first passkey and gain permanent administrative control.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor hermes-webui
Product hermes-webui
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 0.51.409 (excl.)
  • Version 0.51.409 is unaffected

Credits

  • Chia Min Jun Lennon finder

References

Problem Types

  • Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE