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TI-2026-18362 Aliases CVE-2026-22870GHSA-ffj4-jq7m-9g6v

GuardDog Zip Bomb Vulnerability in safe_extract() Allows DoS

Priority LOW 32CWE-409Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

GuardDog is a CLI tool to identify malicious PyPI packages. Prior to 2.7.1, GuardDog's safe_extract() function does not validate decompressed file sizes when extracting ZIP archives (wheels, eggs), allowing attackers to cause denial of service through zip bombs. A malicious package can consume gigabytes of disk space from a few megabytes of compressed data. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00511 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed guarddog (DataDog): 2.7.1guarddog (PyPI): 2.7.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DataDogguarddogbefore 2.7.12.7.1Patch availableCNA
—guarddog (PyPI)before 2.7.12.7.1Patch availableGHSA-ffj4-jq7m-9g6v
  • guarddog VendorDataDog Affected before 2.7.1 Fixed in 2.7.1 Patch available CNA
  • guarddog (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.1 Fixed in 2.7.1 Patch available GHSA-ffj4-jq7m-9g6v

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:datadoghq:guarddog:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*before 2.7.1VulnerableDatadoghq
  • cpe:2.3:a:datadoghq:guarddog:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions before 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Datadoghq

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA guarddog (DataDog) Fixed in 2.7.1
  • Fix · GHSA-ffj4-jq7m-9g6v guarddog (PyPI) Fixed in 2.7.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22870
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffj4-jq7m-9g6v

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-32833 GuardDog: Blind GitHub URL rewrite in remote project scanning causes SSRF and `GH_TOKEN` exfiltration CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2022-07587 GuardDog vulnerable to arbitrary file write when scanning a specially-crafted remote PyPI package CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-26107 dd-trace-java: Unsafe deserialization in RMI instrumentation may lead to remote code execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-81528 ReDoS in dd-trace URL query string obfuscation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-80927 ReDoS in Datadog dd-trace-py URL query string obfuscation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2023-20052 import-in-the-middle allows unsanitized user controlled input in module generation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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