CVE-2026-35166

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.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gohugo:hugo::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gohugo:hugo::::::macos::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gohugo:hugo::::::windows::*

History

20 Apr 2026, 18:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.4
References	~~() https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-mcv8-8m8x-48pg -~~	() https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-mcv8-8m8x-48pg - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:gohugo:hugo::::::linux::* cpe:2.3:a:gohugo:hugo::::::macos::* cpe:2.3:a:gohugo:hugo::::::windows::*
First Time		Gohugo Gohugo hugo

06 Apr 2026, 18:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-06 18:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:40

NVD link : CVE-2026-35166

Mitre link : CVE-2026-35166

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35166

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gohugo

hugo

CWE

CWE-79

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

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