CVE-2026-109596

CVSS 6.7 (medium) · published 2026-10-12

Hugo from v0.162.0 before v0.167.0 contains an improper link resolution vulnerability that lets malicious themes or modules expose files outside their root via nested-mount ancestor directories. Attackers controlling a theme can place a symlink or NTFS junction at a virtual ancestor directory, causing resources.Match to list and publish local files during builds.

Weakness: CWE-59

Source: NVD CVE-2026-109596

References

• https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-6c8w-mpp8-9w47
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hugo-from-0.162.0-before-0.167.0-symlink-file-disclosure-via-nested-mount-ancestor

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