CVE-2026-18996 | cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent up to 1.1.12 run_command permissions.ts PermissionManager.checkShellCommand privileges assignment (Issue 72)

August 5, 2026 Yanac

A vulnerability was found in cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent up to 1.1.12. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function PermissionManager.checkShellCommand of the file src/capabilities/permissions.ts of the component run_command Handler. Such manipulation leads to incorrect privilege assignment.

This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-18996. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

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