# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Webhook INSECURE_NO_AUTH security hardening discussion

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests concern a reported unauthenticated remote code execution risk tied to a webhook authentication bypass mode (INSECURE_NO_AUTH), with proposed mitigations including explicit opt-in requirements, config-based controls, and restrictions on non-loopback bindings.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 2 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.34`: 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

- #6264: \[Security\] Remove Insecure Auth Bypass Mode
- #6440: \[Bug\]: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Webhook INSECURE_NO_AUTH

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#6445: fix(webhook): require explicit opt-in for INSECURE_NO_AUTH to prevent unintended RCE**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#47347`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#19333: fix: remove INSECURE_NO_AUTH webhook authentication bypass**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#47347: fix(webhook): move INSECURE_NO_AUTH opt-in to config.yaml allow_insecure key**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `gateway`