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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
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

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-11 12:16

Updated : 2026-09-11 21:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-89259

Mitre link : CVE-2026-89259

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-89259

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

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