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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-100692

🗓️ 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Hugo v0.123.0-v0.166.0 symlink confinement bypass allows reading files during site builds.

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circl
Circl
CVE-2026-100692
27 Sep 202601:16
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cve
CVE
CVE-2026-100692
26 Sep 202613:23
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-100692 Hugo before v0.166.0 Path Traversal via Symlinked Mount Roots
26 Sep 202613:23
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-100692
26 Sep 202613:23
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-87665
26 Sep 202613:23
–euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-100692
26 Sep 202614:16
–nvd
osv
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-100692
26 Sep 202614:16
–osv
redhatcve
RedhatCVE
CVE-2026-100692
28 Sep 202616:23
–redhatcve
redhat
RedHat Linux
Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
9 Sep 202623:14
–redhat
vulnrichment
Vulnrichment
CVE-2026-100692 Hugo before v0.166.0 Path Traversal via Symlinked Mount Roots
26 Sep 202613:23
–vulnrichment
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(350811);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/28");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-100692");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-100692");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - Hugo is a static site generator. In versions after v0.123.0 and before v0.166.0, Hugo's symlink
    confinement checks stopped at the mount root itself, so a theme or module checked into themes/ (or a
    vendored module) could contain a symlink at a mount root (for example themes/mytheme/assets ->
    /some/dir/outside). Files behind such a symlink were readable during a site build through resources.Get,
    resources.Match and similar functions, and could be published to public/ via static mounts, bypassing the
    rule that theme and module mount sources must be local paths. Modules fetched via Go modules are not
    affected because Go module zips cannot contain symlinks, and this is not an escalation for the main
    project, which may already mount absolute paths by configuration. Fixed in v0.166.0, where symlinked mount
    roots and symlinked directories between the mount root and the module directory are treated as non-
    existent for all modules. As a workaround, inspect themes/ and vendored modules for symlinks at mount
    roots before building, or replace symlinks with explicit mounts. (CVE-2026-100692)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-100692");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-100692");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/09/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/27");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:hugo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-14");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "hugo"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "hugo"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "hugo"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
    var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
    if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
        var vendor;
        foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
            if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
        }
    }
}

var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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28 Sep 2026 00:00Current
5.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.7
CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS 48.7
EPSS0.00438
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