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.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0100

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Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0200

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0200

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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T16:46:47.336Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T19:27:55.967Z

Link: CVE-2026-109574

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T16:41:52.526Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-12T23:17:22.730

Modified: 2026-10-26T17:17:13.803

Link: CVE-2026-109574

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-12T22:21:50Z

Links: CVE-2026-109574 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T04:00:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')