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CVE-2026-48033 — Vulnerability in @hulumi/policies — CVE Details

HIGH

@hulumi/policies bypasses policy packs with a forged Pulumi-URN logical name

Published June 10, 2026Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

**Affected:** `@hulumi/policies` `< 1.4.0` — **Fixed in:** `1.4.0` — **Severity:** High — **CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure)** #### Summary Pulumi gives every cloud resource a structured URN that includes the resource's type chain (`hulumi:baseline:aws:SecureBucket$aws:s3/bucketV2:BucketV2`) and the _logical name_ the developer freely chose (anything after the final `::`). Several Hulumi policy rules used the URN to grant exemptions — for example, "if this raw bucket is a child of `SecureBucket`, skip the raw-bucket rule because the parent component handles hardening." The bug: the rules looked for a substring like `hulumi:baseline:aws:SecureBucket$` _anywhere_ in the URN. That substring can also appear in the developer-controlled logical-name portion. A developer (or compromised PR) could simply name a raw resource so its logical name carried the trusted substring, and every rule that used this check would treat the resource as if it were inside the trusted parent and skip its hardening check. Codex reported this for `DEPLOY_GOV_1`; the same anti-pattern existed in five more packs (unreported but identically exploitable): AWS H4/H5 sibling lookups, GitHub H1, GitHub H2, Cloudflare `CF_DNS_1`, Cloudflare `CF_DNSSEC_1`, and (advisory-level) CIS v5 §2.1.1 + §2.1.5. #### Impact Consumers using `@hulumi/policies` could ship raw `aws:s3:Bucket`, `github:Repository`, `cloudflare:Zone`, `cloudflare:DnsRecord`, and similar resources that bypassed mandatory hardening checks by naming themselves with a trusted substring. Every affected rule appeared to pass while the resource had none of the expected defaults. #### Patches Upgrade to `@hulumi/policies@1.4.0`. A new shared helper at `packages/policies/src/urn.ts` parses Pulumi URNs structurally and only looks for the trusted parent-type token inside the URN's type-chain segment — never inside the developer-controlled logical name. All six prior call sites have been migrated to it. #### Workarounds None reliable — a local lint that rejects logical names containing `$` would catch the trivial form of the spoof but not crafted variants. #### Resources - [PR #178](https://github.com/kerberosmansour/hulumi/pull/178) (Cluster B); the URN-anchoring refactor and per-pack spoof-vector regression tests in `packages/policies/tests/`.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published June 10, 2026 (124 days ago).
  • Last revised September 10, 2026 — 92 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

npm
Update @hulumi/policies to 1.4.0 or later
npm install @hulumi/policies@1.4.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: npm (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
@hulumi/policies
npm
All versions1.4.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-693
    Protection Mechanism FailureMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.6 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
—
Confidentiality
—
Integrity
—
Availability
—

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-48033?
@hulumi/policies bypasses policy packs with a forged Pulumi-URN logical name This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 9.6/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-48033?
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Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.6

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-rhgj-6g2c-frmm

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