NousResearch/hermes-agent

Python file-read credential detection severity fix

Cluster 116950. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #117577 on 20 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and PRs concern a gap where Python open() and Path.read_text() calls on credential files were not being detected at critical severity in the plugin admission scanner, unlike equivalent shell and JavaScript patterns. The work addresses aligning Python detection severity with other language equivalents.

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  • #117577 fix(skills): Python open()/read_text() of credential files lands critical in plugin admission (#116950, salvage #117028)

    merged to main

    files: tests/tools/test_skills_guard.py, tools/skills_guard.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #117028 fix(skills): Python open()/Path.read_text() on credential files lands critical · merged via another change → 5471830, #117577
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#116950Plugin admission scanner: Python open() of credential files lands medium, not critical (gap vs shell/JS equivalents)
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#117577
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1 PR closed without merging
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20 Sep 2026

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