Answer in brief
CVE-2026-109596 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.7) vulnerability in Hugo from v0.162.0 before v0.167.0 Symlink File Disclosure via Nested Mount Ancestor. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps gohugoio/hugo (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps gohugoio/hugo (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| gohugoio/hugogeneric | >=0.162.0 <0.167.0 | 0.167.0 |
Published upstream
Oct 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 12, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.