CVE-2026-109597
Hugo v0.60.0 before v0.167.0 Stored XSS via Table of Contents Heading IDs
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 profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.1
Hugo v0.60.0 before v0.167.0 Stored XSS via Table of Contents Heading IDs
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-109597- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-98160
5.1
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-98160- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hh58-7hgh-xf3r
5.1
Hugo from v0.60.0 before v0.167.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hh58-7hgh-xf3r- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.1
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-109597- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.1
Hugo v0.60.0 before v0.167.0 Stored XSS via Table of Contents Heading IDs
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-109597- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-109597
5.1
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-109597- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2026:80677
5.9
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2026:80677- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-109597
5.1
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-109597- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
hugoDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.111.3-10.112.7-10.113.0-10.113.0-20.113.0-3 Show 45 moreShow less0.114.1-10.114.1-20.115.4-10.116.1-10.117.0-10.118.2-10.119.0-10.119.0-20.120.3-10.120.4-10.121.1-10.121.2-10.122.0-10.123.3-10.123.7-10.123.8-10.123.8-20.124.1-10.125.4-10.125.5-10.125.6-10.125.7-10.126.1-10.126.2-10.126.3-10.127.0-10.128.2-10.128.2-20.129.0-10.129.0-20.130.0-10.130.0-20.131.0-10.131.0-20.150.0-10.150.1-10.151.0-10.151.1-10.151.2-10.152.1-10.152.2-10.153.0-10.153.1-10.153.1-20.153.1-3 |
None known |
hugoDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.131.0-10.131.0-20.150.0-10.150.1-10.151.0-1 Show 45 moreShow less0.151.1-10.151.2-10.152.1-10.152.2-10.153.0-10.153.1-10.153.1-20.153.1-30.153.2-10.154.1-10.154.2-10.154.2-20.154.3-10.154.5-10.155.1-10.155.2-10.155.3-10.157.0-10.157.0-20.157.0-30.158.0-10.158.0-20.158.0-30.159.0-10.159.1-10.159.2-10.160.0-10.160.0-20.160.1-10.161.0-10.161.1-10.162.1-10.162.1-20.162.1-30.162.1-40.162.1-50.162.1-60.162.1-70.165.0-10.165.0-20.165.0-30.166.0-10.166.0-20.167.0-10.167.0-2 |
None known |
hugoDebian:14 |
before 0.167.0-1, plus listed versions 0.131.0-10.131.0-20.150.0-10.150.1-10.151.0-1 Show 43 moreShow less0.151.1-10.151.2-10.152.1-10.152.2-10.153.0-10.153.1-10.153.1-20.153.1-30.153.2-10.154.1-10.154.2-10.154.2-20.154.3-10.154.5-10.155.1-10.155.2-10.155.3-10.157.0-10.157.0-20.157.0-30.158.0-10.158.0-20.158.0-30.159.0-10.159.1-10.159.2-10.160.0-10.160.0-20.160.1-10.161.0-10.161.1-10.162.1-10.162.1-20.162.1-30.162.1-40.162.1-50.162.1-60.162.1-70.165.0-10.165.0-20.165.0-30.166.0-10.166.0-2 |
0.167.0-1 |
hugoRed Hat:hummingbird:1 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:0.167.0-0.2.hum1 | 0:0.167.0-0.2.hum1 |
hugoUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.15+git20160109.147.dd1d655-10.15+git20160109.147.dd1d655-20.15+git20160128.179.5def6d9-10.15+git20160206.203.ed23711-1 |
None known |
hugoUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.25.1-20.26-10.35-10.37.1-10.38-10.39-10.40-10.40.1-1 |
None known |
hugoUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.57.2-10.58.3-10.59.1-1.10.68.3-1 |
None known |
hugoUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.80.0-60.89.4-20.90.0-10.90.1-10.91.0-1 Show 5 moreShow less0.91.2-10.92.0-10.92.1-1build10.92.2-10.92.2-1ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
hugoUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.113.0-30.119.0-20.120.3-10.120.4-10.121.2-1 Show 8 moreShow less0.122.0-10.123.7-1build10.123.7-1ubuntu0.10.123.7-1ubuntu0.20.123.7-1ubuntu0.2+esm10.123.7-1ubuntu0.30.123.7-1ubuntu0.3+esm10.123.7-1ubuntu0.3+esm2 |
None known |
hugoUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.154.5-10.162.1-50.162.1-7 |
None known |
hugoUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.131.0-10.152.2-10.153.1-30.153.2-10.154.2-20.154.3-10.154.5-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-109597 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Gohugoio Hugo, published October 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. Fixed in hugo 0.167.0-1.
References
github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-wcpj-vcvm-j4pg
vulncheck.com/advisories/hugo-0.60.0-before-0.167.0-stored-xss-via-table-of-contents-heading-ids
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109597
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hh58-7hgh-xf3r
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/109xxx/CVE-2026-109597.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-109597
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:80677
images.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-24786
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-109596
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-109595
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-109574
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-109597
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_80677.json
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2268046
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24786
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24786
go.dev/cl/569356
groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/ArQ6CDgtEjY
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2611
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550039
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109574
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109574
github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-3jfr-vjcq-7jvf
vulncheck.com/advisories/hugo-before-0.167.0-path-traversal-via-css-sass-import-fallback
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550056
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109595
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109595
github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-r4xx-89rf-5424
vulncheck.com/advisories/hugo-0.84.0-before-0.167.0-path-traversal-via-js-build-esbuild-resolver
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550016
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109596
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109596
github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-6c8w-mpp8-9w47
vulncheck.com/advisories/hugo-from-0.162.0-before-0.167.0-symlink-file-disclosure-via-nested-mount-ancestor
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550088
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109597
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-109597
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