CVE catalog
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
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.3
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.18% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | hugo | sid | 0.168.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | hugo | forky | 0.167.0-7 | fixed |
| Debian | hugo | trixie | 0.131.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | hugo | bookworm | 0.111.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Cpe | hugo | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Cpe | hugo | Not reported | 0.159.2 | fixed |
| Go | github.com/gohugoio/hugo | Not reported | 0.159.2 | fixed |
| Cpe | hugo | Not reported | 0.159.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | hugo | source | sid | 0.159.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | hugo | source | forky | 0.159.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | hugo | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | hugo | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | hugo | cpe | Not reported | 0.159.2 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Go | github.com/gohugoio/hugo | Go | Not reported | 0.159.2 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | hugo | cpe | Not reported | 0.159.2 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2026-35166 | Not reported |
Notes
[trixie] hugo: Minor issue [bookworm] hugo: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [hugo]Affected
Details (2)
0.111.3-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · hugo · debian · bookworm; nvd · hugo · debian · 12
0.111.3-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · hugo · debian · bookworm; nvd · hugo · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [hugo]Affected
Details (2)
0.131.0-1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · hugo · debian · 13
0.131.0-1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · hugo · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-mcv8-8m8x-48pg]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35166]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-35166]
- [https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5504]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-35166]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-35166.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Go Vulnerability Database] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]