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GHSA-PXPG-7GFV-6WC9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-18 18:32 – Updated: 2026-08-18 18:32

Details

Hugo 0.161.0 placed the Node asset pipelines behind the Node.js permission model so that code running through PostCSS, Babel, or TailwindCSS could not reach the file system outside the project directory. Hugo 0.162.0 added tailwindcss to the AllowChildProcess default in config/security/securityConfig.go, which makes nodePermissionArgs in common/hexec/exec.go append --allow-child-process whenever the tool being launched is named tailwindcss. TailwindCSS loads the site's tailwind.config.js through require at startup, so top-level code in that file executes inside the permitted Node process and can call child_process to spawn a shell. The spawned process is not a Node process and inherits none of the permission flags, so it runs with the full privileges of the account performing the build. Building a site whose theme, module, or starter template supplies the Tailwind configuration therefore yields arbitrary command execution rather than the confined file access the permission model was introduced to enforce. Hugo 0.165.0 removes tailwindcss from the default security.exec.allow list, so the tool is no longer launched under the default configuration.

Severity

8.6 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.3 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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CVE-2026-75926 (GCVE-0-2026-75926)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 15:47 – Updated: 2026-08-18 19:05

Title

Hugo 0.162.0 to 0.164.x - Node Permission Model Bypass via Default TailwindCSS Child-Process Grant

Summary

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

8.6 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-18 19:04 UTC

CWE

CWE-1188 - Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/8a55df7af…	patch
https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/15178	issue-tracking
https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/blob/v0.164.0/co…	technical-description
https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/blob/v0.164.0/co…	technical-description
https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hugo-to-x-no…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
gohugoio	hugo	Affected: 0.162.0 , < 0.165.0 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:gohugo:hugo::::::::

Date Public

2026-08-09 00:00

Credits

Michael Holmquist

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GHSA-PXPG-7GFV-6WC9

CVE-2026-75926 (GCVE-0-2026-75926)

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