CVE-2026-22871

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

GuardDog is a CLI tool to identify malicious PyPI packages. Prior to 2.7.1, there is a path traversal vulnerability exists in GuardDog's safe_extract() function that allows malicious PyPI packages to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory, leading to Arbitrary File Overwrite and Remote Code Execution on systems running GuardDog. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.1.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published1/13/2026

Last Modified1/21/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

datadoghq:guarddog

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/commit/9aa6a725b2c71d537d3c18d1c15621395ebb879c(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/security/advisories/GHSA-xg9w-vg3g-6m68(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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