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hermes-agent/hermes_cli/security_advisories.py

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"""Security advisory checker for Hermes Agent.
- **Cheap.** A single ``importlib.metadata.version()`` call per advisory package. Safe to run on
every CLI startup. - **Loud when it matters, silent otherwise.** If no compromised package is
installed, the user sees nothing.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import logging
import os
import sys
from dataclasses import dataclass
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Iterable, Optional
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# =============================================================================
# Advisory catalog
#
# Each advisory is a community-facing security warning about one or more
# specific package versions that are known to be compromised. To add a new
# advisory:
#
# 1. Append a new ``Advisory`` to ``ADVISORIES`` below
# 2. Set ``compromised`` to a tuple of ``(pkg_name, frozenset_of_versions)``
# — version strings must match what ``importlib.metadata.version()``
# returns. Use an empty frozenset to flag *any installed version*
# (rare; only when the maintainer namespace itself is compromised).
# 3. Write 2-4 short ``remediation`` lines a non-expert can copy/paste.
#
# Do NOT remove old advisories. Once an advisory ships, leave it in place so
# users running an older release with the compromised package still get
# warned. Mark superseded ones via ``superseded_by`` if needed.
# =============================================================================
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class Advisory:
"""One security advisory entry.
``id`` is lowercase-hyphen, stable and never reused (it is what acks key on). An empty version
frozenset in ``compromised`` means any version is suspect — use sparingly. ``remediation`` is
ordered: uninstall command first, then credential audit/rotation guidance.
"""
id: str
title: str
summary: str
url: str
compromised: tuple[tuple[str, frozenset[str]], ...]
remediation: tuple[str, ...]
published: str = ""
severity: str = "high" # low / medium / high / critical
ADVISORIES: tuple[Advisory, ...] = (
Advisory(
id="shai-hulud-2026-05",
title="Mini Shai-Hulud worm — mistralai 2.4.6 compromised on PyPI",
summary=(
"PyPI quarantined the mistralai package on 2026-05-12 after a "
"malicious 2.4.6 release. The worm steals credentials from "
"environment variables and credential files (~/.npmrc, ~/.pypirc, "
"~/.aws/credentials, GitHub PATs, cloud SDK tokens) and exfils "
"them to a hardcoded webhook. If you ran any Python process that "
"imported mistralai 2.4.6 — including hermes when configured "
"with provider=mistral for TTS or STT — assume those credentials "
"are exposed. PyPI has since removed 2.4.6 and the project ships "
"clean releases again (2.4.7, 2.4.8); this advisory only fires if "
"the compromised 2.4.6 is still installed."
),
url="https://socket.dev/blog/mini-shai-hulud-worm-pypi",
compromised=(
("mistralai", frozenset({"2.4.6"})),
),
remediation=(
"Run: pip uninstall -y mistralai (or: uv pip uninstall mistralai)",
"Rotate API keys in ~/.hermes/.env (OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, "
"Nous, GitHub, AWS, Google, Mistral, etc.).",
"Audit ~/.npmrc, ~/.pypirc, ~/.aws/credentials, ~/.config/gh/hosts.yml, "
"and any other credential files for tokens that may have been read.",
"Check GitHub for unexpected new SSH keys, deploy keys, or webhook "
"additions on repos you have admin on.",
"After cleanup: hermes doctor --ack shai-hulud-2026-05 to dismiss "
"this warning.",
),
published="2026-05-12",
severity="critical",
),
)
# =============================================================================
# Detection
# =============================================================================
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class AdvisoryHit:
"""One package-version match against an advisory."""
advisory: Advisory
package: str
installed_version: str
def _installed_version(pkg_name: str) -> Optional[str]:
"""Return the installed version of ``pkg_name``, or None if not installed.
Uses ``importlib.metadata`` so we don't depend on pip being importable inside the active venv
(uv-created venvs may lack pip).
"""
from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
try:
return version(pkg_name)
except PackageNotFoundError:
return None
except Exception:
# Some metadata corruption modes raise ValueError or OSError. Don't
# let advisory checking crash the CLI startup path.
logger.debug("importlib.metadata.version(%s) raised", pkg_name, exc_info=True)
return None
def detect_compromised(
advisories: Iterable[Advisory] = ADVISORIES,
) -> list[AdvisoryHit]:
"""Scan installed packages and return all advisory hits.
A hit means the package is installed AND its version is in the compromised set (or the set is
empty, meaning any version is suspect).
"""
return [
AdvisoryHit(advisory, pkg_name, installed)
for advisory in advisories
for pkg_name, bad_versions in advisory.compromised
if (installed := _installed_version(pkg_name)) is not None and (not bad_versions or installed in bad_versions)
]
# =============================================================================
# Acknowledgement persistence
#
# Acks live under ``security.acked_advisories`` in config.yaml as a list of
# advisory IDs. The list is the only state — no per-host data, no
# timestamps, no fingerprints. Users sharing a config.yaml across machines
# (rare but possible) get the same dismissal everywhere, which is the
# correct behavior for a global advisory.
# =============================================================================
def get_acked_ids() -> set[str]:
"""Return the set of advisory IDs the user has dismissed.
Returns an empty set if config can't be loaded (don't block startup just because config is
broken — the advisory will keep firing until config is repaired, which is fine).
"""
try:
from hermes_cli.config import load_config
cfg = load_config()
except Exception:
logger.debug("Could not load config for advisory acks", exc_info=True)
return set()
raw = (cfg.get("security") or {}).get("acked_advisories") or []
return {str(x).strip() for x in raw if str(x).strip()} if isinstance(raw, list) else set()
def ack_advisory(advisory_id: str) -> bool:
"""Persist an ack for ``advisory_id``. Returns True on success."""
advisory_id = advisory_id.strip()
if not advisory_id:
return False
try:
from hermes_cli.config import load_config, save_config
except Exception:
logger.warning("Could not import config module to persist ack")
return False
try:
cfg = load_config()
sec = cfg.setdefault("security", {})
existing = sec.get("acked_advisories") or []
existing = existing if isinstance(existing, list) else []
if advisory_id not in existing:
sec["acked_advisories"] = existing + [advisory_id]
save_config(cfg)
return True
except Exception:
logger.exception("Failed to persist advisory ack for %s", advisory_id)
return False
def filter_unacked(hits: list[AdvisoryHit]) -> list[AdvisoryHit]:
"""Return only hits whose advisories the user has not dismissed."""
acked = get_acked_ids() if hits else set()
return [h for h in hits if h.advisory.id not in acked]
# =============================================================================
# Rendering helpers
# =============================================================================
def _term_supports_color() -> bool:
return not os.environ.get("NO_COLOR") and sys.stdout.isatty()
def short_banner_lines(hits: list[AdvisoryHit]) -> list[str]:
"""Return 1-3 short lines suitable for a startup banner.
Caller is responsible for color/styling. Always names the worst hit explicitly so the user knows
what's wrong without running doctor.
"""
if not hits:
return []
primary = hits[0]
lines = [
f"SECURITY ADVISORY [{primary.advisory.id}]: {primary.advisory.title}",
f" Detected: {primary.package}=={primary.installed_version}",
" Run 'hermes doctor' for remediation steps.",
]
if len(hits) > 1:
lines.insert(1, f" ({len(hits) - 1} additional advisor"
f"{'ies' if len(hits) > 2 else 'y'} also active.)")
return lines
def full_remediation_text(hit: AdvisoryHit) -> list[str]:
"""Return a multi-line block describing the advisory + remediation."""
a = hit.advisory
return [
f"=== {a.title} ===",
f"ID: {a.id} Severity: {a.severity} Published: {a.published}",
f"Detected: {hit.package}=={hit.installed_version}",
f"Reference: {a.url}",
"",
a.summary,
"",
"Remediation:",
*(f" {i}. {step}" for i, step in enumerate(a.remediation, 1)),
]
# =============================================================================
# Startup-banner gating
#
# We do NOT want to hammer the user with the banner on every command. Once
# they've seen it inside a 24h window we cache that fact in
# ``~/.hermes/cache/advisory_banner_seen`` (a single line per advisory ID:
# ``<id> <iso8601_timestamp>``).
#
# Acked advisories never re-banner. Cached-but-not-acked advisories
# re-banner after 24h so the user doesn't fully forget.
# =============================================================================
_BANNER_CACHE_FILE = "advisory_banner_seen"
_BANNER_REPEAT_HOURS = 24
def _banner_cache_path() -> Optional[Path]:
try:
from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
cache_dir = Path(get_hermes_home()) / "cache"
cache_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
return cache_dir / _BANNER_CACHE_FILE
except Exception:
return None
def _read_banner_cache() -> dict[str, float]:
p = _banner_cache_path()
if p is None or not p.exists():
return {}
out: dict[str, float] = {}
try:
for line in p.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines():
parts = line.split(None, 1)
try:
if len(parts) == 2:
out[parts[0]] = float(parts[1])
except ValueError:
continue
except Exception:
return {}
return out
def _write_banner_cache(seen: dict[str, float]) -> None:
p = _banner_cache_path()
if p is None:
return
try:
p.write_text("\n".join(f"{aid} {ts}" for aid, ts in seen.items()) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
except Exception:
logger.debug("Could not write advisory banner cache", exc_info=True)
def hits_due_for_banner(
hits: list[AdvisoryHit],
*,
repeat_hours: int = _BANNER_REPEAT_HOURS,
) -> list[AdvisoryHit]:
"""Return only hits whose banner is due (not acked, not recently shown).
Side effect: stamps the banner cache for any hit that's about to be shown. Callers should
subsequently render the result.
"""
import time
fresh = filter_unacked(hits)
if not fresh:
return []
now = time.time()
cache = _read_banner_cache()
cutoff = now - (repeat_hours * 3600)
due = [hit for hit in fresh if cache.get(hit.advisory.id, 0.0) < cutoff]
for hit in due:
cache[hit.advisory.id] = now
if due:
_write_banner_cache(cache)
return due
# =============================================================================
# Public entry points used by doctor / CLI / gateway
# =============================================================================
def startup_banner(hits: list[AdvisoryHit]) -> Optional[str]:
"""Return a printable startup banner, or None if nothing is due.
Updates the banner cache as a side effect (so the next call within 24h returns None for the same
hit).
"""
due = hits_due_for_banner(hits)
if not due:
return None
text = "\n".join(short_banner_lines(due))
return f"\x1b[1;31m{text}\x1b[0m" if _term_supports_color() else text
def gateway_log_message(hits: list[AdvisoryHit]) -> Optional[str]:
"""Return a one-line log message for gateway operators, or None."""
fresh = filter_unacked(hits)
if not fresh:
return None
if len(fresh) == 1:
h = fresh[0]
return (
f"Security advisory [{h.advisory.id}] active: {h.package}=={h.installed_version} "
f"matches {h.advisory.title}. See {h.advisory.url}"
)
return (
f"{len(fresh)} security advisories active (IDs: {', '.join(h.advisory.id for h in fresh)}). "
"Run `hermes doctor` on the gateway host for details."
)