# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Auth bypass fix in busy-session shared threads

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug was identified where the active-session busy path skipped user authorization checks in shared threads on Slack, Telegram, and Discord. A corresponding fix enforces the auth check in that code path to prevent unauthorized message injection.

## 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 #17920. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #17920 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-17920`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #17775: Bug: Active-session busy path bypasses user authorization in shared threads (Slack/Telegram/Discord)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#17920: fix(gateway): enforce auth check in busy-session path to prevent unauthorized injection (#17775)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `gateway/run.py`, `tests/gateway/test_busy_session_auth_bypass.py`
- **#17816: fix(gateway): enforce auth check in busy-session path to prevent unauthorized injection (#17775)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `fbb3775770c97ea591fb254a946b61827bdc16c5`, `#17920`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #17920 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-04-30`. This confirmation is old and may be out of date (a revert/reopen would not have invalidated it here); re-verify.