CVE-2026-35166 | BDVDB-2026-325108 Detail

gohugoiohugo

Description#

Hugo is a static site generator. From 0.60.0 to before 0.159.2, links and image links in the default markdown to HTML renderer are not properly escaped. Hugo users who trust their Markdown content or have custom render hooks for links and images are not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.159.2.

Impact#

Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References#

https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-mcv8-8m8x-48pg

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-04-06Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-04-06
Last modified: 2026-04-06

Vendor information

Vendor: gohugoio
Product: hugo

All gohugoio vulnerabilities

Score

5.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 9.0.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Cross-Site Scripting

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 0.60.0, < 0.159.2
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

5.3 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Passive
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	None
Vulnerable System Integrity	None
Vulnerable System Availability	None
Subsequent System Confidentiality	Low
Subsequent System Integrity	Low
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).