# CVE-2026-35166: Hugo does not properly escape some Markdown links

- Also known as: GHSA-MCV8-8M8X-48PG, GO-2026-5504
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.159.2
- Published: 2026-04-06 · Updated: 2026-04-06

## Affected

- gohugoio hugo: from 0.60.0, fixed in 0.159.2
- github.com/gohugoio/hugo (Go): from 0.60.0, fixed in 0.159.2

## Description

Hugo is a static site generator. From 0.60.0 to before 0.159.2, links and image links in the default markdown to HTML renderer are not properly escaped. Hugo users who trust their Markdown content or have custom render hooks for links and images are not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.159.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gohugoio hugo, github.com/gohugoio/hugo, upgrade to a fixed version (0.159.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/security/advisories/GHSA-mcv8-8m8x-48pg

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