CVE-2026-58402: Hugo is a static site generator. From 0.60.0 until 0.163.3, Hugo's default code-block renderer wrote the Markdown code-fence language or info-string into the code class="language-…
Hugo is a static site generator. From 0.60.0 until 0.163.3, Hugo's default code-block renderer wrote the Markdown code-fence language or info-string into the code class="language-…" data-lang="…" wrapper without HTML escaping. A fence info-string containing a quote and a script payload breaks out of the attribute and injects a live script element. This issue is fixed in 0.163.3.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58402
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-584020.17% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 7% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-58402 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Hugo is a
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- mediumCVE-2026-50135: Hugo is a static site generator. From 0.123.0 to 0.161.1, a regression made RootMappingFs.stat…nvd · 2026-07-06
- mediumCVE-2026-58404: Hugo is a static site generator. From v0.162.0 through v0.163.0, the default security.http.url…nvd · 2026-07-06
- mediumCVE-2026-58403: Hugo is a static site generator. From v0.123.0 through v0.163.0, Hugo's virtual filesystem is …nvd · 2026-07-06
- mediumCVE-2026-50134: Hugo is a static site generator. From 0.91.0 until 0.162.0, resources.GetRemote enforces secur…nvd · 2026-07-06
- mediumCVE-2026-50133: Hugo is a static site generator. Prior to 0.162.0, Hugo accepts content files in several marku…nvd · 2026-07-06
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