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.

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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mcv8-8m8x-48pg Hugo: Certain markdown links are not properly escaped
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Solution

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History

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gohugo
Gohugo hugo
Vendors & Products Gohugo
Gohugo hugo

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Hugo does not properly escape some Markdown links
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-06T18:02:37.432Z

Reserved: 2026-04-01T17:26:21.133Z

Link: CVE-2026-35166

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-06T18:02:30.593Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-06T18:16:43.060

Modified: 2026-04-06T18:16:43.060

Link: CVE-2026-35166

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-04-06T17:37:05Z

Links: CVE-2026-35166 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T09:38:01Z

Weaknesses