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CVE-2026-44301

Hugo: Node tool execution allows file system access outside the project directory

CVSS 6.2 MEDIUMEPSS 0.3%CWE-22
Vexday Risk Score
13Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 6.2EPSS 0.3%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Lifecycle
12 May 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
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 affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.161.0.
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
Affected products
gohugoio · hugo

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