CVE-2026-100694

Hugo before 0.166.0 Cross-Site Scripting via text/org

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 26, 2026 at 01:23 PM UTC
Updated: September 30, 2026 at 04:17 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsHugoHugo

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Hugo is a static site generator. In versions from v0.56.0 through v0.165.x, content files mapped to the text/org media type are rendered without escaping raw HTML: Org export blocks and @@html:...@@ snippets pass HTML through unescaped, resulting in cross-site scripting (XSS) in the generated site. An attacker who can supply or influence a content file under /content or the output of a content adapter can inject scripts that execute in the browsers of visitors to the affected pages. Only pages whose source file or content-adapter output declares the text/org media type are affected, and sites that fully trust all content sources are not impacted. Version v0.166.0 fixes the issue by introducing a security.allowContent allowlist that denies text/org by default; sites that intentionally author Org Mode content can opt back in with [security] allowContent = ['.*'].

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0.56.0 ≤ v < 0.166.0
Affected range stops below 0.166.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
0.56.0 ≤ v < 0.166.00.56.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 0.166.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.1MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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