CVE-2026-109574

Hugo before v0.167.0 Path Traversal via css.Sass Import Fallback

Published Oct 12, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Hugo before v0.167.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in css.Sass that allows malicious themes or modules to read files outside the project root through the Sass compiler's import fallback. Attackers can ship stylesheets with relative, absolute, or symlinked @import or @use targets to compile readable files into the published site CSS.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Hugo before v0.167.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in css.Sass that allows malicious themes or modules to read files outside the project root through the Sass compiler's import fallback. Attackers can ship stylesheets with relative, absolute, or symlinked @import or @use targets to compile readable files into the published site CSS.
Title Hugo before v0.167.0 Path Traversal via css.Sass Import Fallback
First Time appeared Gohugo
Gohugo hugo
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gohugo:hugo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gohugo
Gohugo hugo
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 26, 2026, 4:46 PM
Reserved
Oct 12, 2026, 7:27 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 12, 2026, 11:17 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 5:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 12, 2026, 10:21 PM