CVE-2026-22871
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.
Published:Jan 13, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 18, 2026
EPS:Jan 13, 2026
EPSS Score:0.0066
CVSS Score:9.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Datadoghq
Product
Guarddog
Datadoghq
Guarddog
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
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Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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