ciguard: Container image runs as root (no USER directive)
Priority LOW 14CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
ciguard is a static security auditor for CI/CD pipelines. From 0.1.0 to 0.8.1, the published ghcr.io/jo-jo98/ciguard container image inherits the default root user because the Dockerfile lacks a USER directive. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00122 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ciguard (Jo-Jo98): 0.8.2ciguard (PyPI): 0.8.2
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo-Jo98 | ciguard | 0.1.0 to before 0.8.2 | 0.8.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | ciguard (PyPI) | 0.1.0 to before 0.8.2 | 0.8.2 | Patch available | GHSA-jrm4-4pcf-4763 |
- ciguard VendorJo-Jo98 Affected 0.1.0 to before 0.8.2 Fixed in 0.8.2 Patch available CNA
- ciguard (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.1.0 to before 0.8.2 Fixed in 0.8.2 Patch available GHSA-jrm4-4pcf-4763
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ciguard (Jo-Jo98) Fixed in 0.8.2
- Fix · GHSA-jrm4-4pcf-4763 ciguard (PyPI) Fixed in 0.8.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44218
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrm4-4pcf-4763
References
More Jo-Jo98 vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-32198 ciguard: SCA HTTP client reads response body without size cap CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7
- TI-2026-32199 ciguard: discover_pipeline_files follows symlinks out of scan root CVSS 3.1LOW 3.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-44218 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44218 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jrm4-4pcf-4763 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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