CVE-2026-44972
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2026-05-27
Last updated on: 2026-05-27
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| guarddog | guarddog | From 2.6.0 (inc) to 2.9.0 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-116 | The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The vulnerability exists in GuardDog versions 2.6.0 to 2.9.0, a CLI tool used to identify malicious PyPI packages. In these versions, GuardDog includes attacker-controlled filenames, file locations, messages, and code snippets in its default human-readable output without escaping terminal control characters. This allows a malicious package to inject ANSI or OSC escape sequences into analyst terminals or CI logs.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can impact you by allowing a malicious package to inject terminal control sequences into your terminal or continuous integration logs. This could lead to unexpected behavior in your terminal, potential manipulation of terminal output, or interference with log integrity, which may confuse analysts or automated systems reviewing these outputs.