CVE-2026-44301

high

Published 2026-05-12 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

8.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v4 NEW

6.2

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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

VIR risk

8.1

Description

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

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

88%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	affected
debian	bullseye	affected
debian	forky	fixed	`0.161.0-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`0.161.0-1`
debian	trixie	affected

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
Go	github.com/gohugoio/hugo	`>=0.43.0,<0.161.0`	`0.161.0`
GO	github.com/gohugoio/hugo	`>= 0.43.0, < 0.161.0`	`0.161.0`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
gohugo	hugo	`{"startIncluding":"0.43","endExcluding":"0.161.0"}`	`0.161.0`

References

CWEs

CWE-22

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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