CVE-2026-22798

#!/bin/bash # CVE-2026-22798 PoC - Sensitive Information Disclosure in hermes # This PoC demonstrates how sensitive API tokens are logged in plain text # Simulate vulnerable hermes command execution (versions 0.8.1 to < 0.9.1) echo "[+] Simulating vulnerable hermes command with sensitive token..." hermes deposit -O invenio_rdm.auth_token "SUPER_SECRET_API_KEY_12345" -O invenio_rdm.site_url "https://example.com" # After execution, sensitive data appears in log files echo "[+] Checking log files for exposed credentials..." echo "[+] Log file content (vulnerable behavior):" echo "[DEBUG] Received option: invenio_rdm.auth_token = SUPER_SECRET_API_KEY_12345" echo "[DEBUG] Received option: invenio_rdm.site_url = https://example.com" echo "[+] Note: In vulnerable versions, the raw token is logged without sanitization" echo "[+] Fixed version (0.9.1+) would mask sensitive values in logs"

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