CVE-2026-109597

MEDIUM CVSS 4.0: 5.1 EPSS 0.17%
Updated Oct 16, 2026
Hugo
Parameter Value
CVSS 5.1 (MEDIUM)
Type CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS))
Vendor Hugo
Public PoC No

Hugo from v0.60.0 before v0.167.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows Markdown content authors to inject HTML by supplying crafted explicit heading IDs. Attackers can break out of the unescaped href attribute in .TableOfContents or .Fragments.ToHTML output to inject elements with event handlers into rendered pages.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
None
No additional conditions
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
Passive
Minimal interaction

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
None
No disruption

CVSS Vector v4.0