CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-44301
Hugo is a static site generator. From 0.43 to before 0.161.0, when building a Hugo site that uses Node-based asset pipelines (PostCSS, Babel, TailwindCSS), Hugo invoked the configured Node tools without restrictions on file system access. As a result, executing hugo against an untrusted site could allow code running through these tools to read or write files outside the project's working directory. Users who do not use PostCSS, Babel, or TailwindCSS, or who only build trusted sites, are not affe
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"hugo","vendor":"gohugoio","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 0.43.0, < 0.161.0"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:e7fe36068cc42d85586439afba8021054cd3bd3eb7053e065f15692d44ce99f9 · sha256:ec1883f7041fa5de… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":6.2,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:e7fe36068cc42d85586439afba8021054cd3bd3eb7053e065f15692d44ce99f9 · sha256:ec1883f7041fa5de… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:e7fe36068cc42d85586439afba8021054cd3bd3eb7053e065f15692d44ce99f9 · sha256:ec1883f7041fa5de… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-x597-9fr4-5857","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-x597-9fr4-5857"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:e7fe36068cc42d85586439afba8021054cd3bd3eb7053e065f15692d44ce99f9 · sha256:ec1883f7041fa5de… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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