CVE-2026-89259
Hugo is a static site generator. From v0.161.0, Hugo executes Node tools under Node's permission model, but TailwindCSS — included in the default security.exec.allow list — requires a highly permissive configuration (--allow-addons, --allow-child-process, --allow-worker). As a result, the restrictions intended by the fix for GHSA-x597-9fr4-5857 could still be bypassed, allowing a Node tool invoked during a build to read and write files outside the project's working directory. Affected versions are those after v0.43; the issue was fixed in v0.165.0 by removing tailwindcss from the default security.exec.allow list. Users who do not use TailwindCSS, or who only build trusted sites, are not affected. As a workaround, users can define a restrictive security.exec.allow list in hugo.toml.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical
- Status
- Deferred - disclosure@vulncheck.com
- Published
- 2026-09-11
- Last modified
- 2026-09-11
- Weaknesses
- CWE-250
Affected products
References
- https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-vrm6-x8vp-mv2r
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hugo-before-0.165.0-insufficient-permission-restriction-via-tailwindcss
