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.
References
https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/security/advisories/GHSA-xg9w-vg3g-6m68
Third Party Advisory
CVSS impact metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 · Critical
Information
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Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Published
2026-01-13T21:15:55.210Z
1 month agoLast modified
2026-01-21T18:46:57.057Z
4 weeks ago