# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Approval deny rules bypassed by path/env wrappers

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A vulnerability where path rewrites and launcher/environment wrappers could bypass \`approvals.deny\` rules, which are documented as never bypassable. Includes the reported issue and associated fix.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #105330. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #105330 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #104308: approvals.deny is documented as "never bypassable" but a single path rewrite bypasses it

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#105330: fix(approvals): paths and launchers no longer bypass explicit deny rules (#104308)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `evals/approval_deny_dispatch.py`, `tests/tools/test_approval_deny_rules.py`, `tools/approval_detection.py`, `tools/approval_floors.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/security.md`
- **#104338: fix(approvals): prevent path and env wrappers from bypassing approvals.deny**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `6178e9f4eed8d99f4fc550add939d58c7bed6206`, `#105330`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #105330 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-07`.