Description
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.
Published: 2026-01-13
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Apply Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-ffj4-jq7m-9g6v GuardDog Zip Bomb Vulnerability in safe_extract() Allows DoS
History

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:datadoghq:guarddog:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Datadoghq
Datadoghq guarddog
Vendors & Products Datadoghq
Datadoghq guarddog

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title GuardDog Zip Bomb Vulnerability in safe_extract() Allows DoS
Weaknesses CWE-409
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Datadoghq Guarddog
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-13T21:23:53.024Z

Reserved: 2026-01-12T16:20:16.747Z

Link: CVE-2026-22870

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-13T21:23:49.022Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-13T21:15:55.067

Modified: 2026-01-21T18:47:48.963

Link: CVE-2026-22870

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-18T06:30:25Z

Weaknesses