Hugo: security.http.urls allow-list bypass via HTTP redirects
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
Hugo is a static site generator. From 0.91.0 until 0.162.0, resources.GetRemote enforces security.http.urls on the URL it is called with, but it did not re-validate intermediate URLs on HTTP 3xx redirects. An allowed server (or an attacker controlling its DNS or response) could therefore redirect the request to a host that the policy was meant to forbid and Hugo would fetch from the redirected target. The same bypass also lifted any host-shape restriction the operator had put in place. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.162.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gohugoio | hugo | 0.91.0 to before 0.162.0 | 0.162.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/gohugoio/hugo (Go) | 0.91.0 to before 0.162.0 | 0.162.0 | Patch available | GHSA-vxgm-5rmg-5w8g |
- hugo Vendorgohugoio Affected 0.91.0 to before 0.162.0 Fixed in 0.162.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/gohugoio/hugo (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.91.0 to before 0.162.0 Fixed in 0.162.0 Patch available GHSA-vxgm-5rmg-5w8g
Remediation
- Fix · CNA hugo (gohugoio) Fixed in 0.162.0
- Fix · GHSA-vxgm-5rmg-5w8g github.com/gohugoio/hugo (Go) Fixed in 0.162.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:24577 Released 2026-06-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images hugo-0.162.1-1.hum1@aarch64, hugo-0.162.1-1.hum1@src, hugo-0.162.1-1.hum1@x86_64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24577 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50134
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxgm-5rmg-5w8g
References
More gohugoio Hugo vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-64848 Hugo before v0.166.0 Path Traversal via Symlinked Mount Roots CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-64846 Hugo v0.161.0 to v0.165.0 Arbitrary File Read via Symlinks CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-53153 Hugo 0.162.0 to 0.164.x - Node Permission Model Bypass via Default TailwindCSS Child-Process Grant CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2020-16105 Hugo can execute a binary from the current directory on Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-64849 Hugo v0.162.0 before v0.166.0 IP-literal Deny Rule Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-32270 Hugo: Node tool execution allows file system access outside the project directory CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-50134 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-50134 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vxgm-5rmg-5w8g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-50134 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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