GuardDog is a CLI tool to identify malicious PyPI packages. From 2.6.0 to 2.9.0, GuardDog includes attacker-controlled filenames, file locations, messages, and code snippets in its default human-readable output without escaping terminal control characters. A malicious package can therefore inject ANSI or OSC escape sequences into analyst terminals or CI logs.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description GuardDog is a CLI tool to identify malicious PyPI packages. From 2.6.0 to 2.9.0, GuardDog includes attacker-controlled filenames, file locations, messages, and code snippets in its default human-readable output without escaping terminal control characters. A malicious package can therefore inject ANSI or OSC escape sequences into analyst terminals or CI logs.
Title GuardDog: Unsanitized human-readable scan output allows terminal escape injection from malicious package content
Weaknesses CWE-116
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T15:34:32.271Z

Reserved: 2026-05-08T16:23:33.263Z

Link: CVE-2026-44972

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-27T15:34:28.544Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-27T15:16:29.690

Modified: 2026-05-27T15:16:29.690

Link: CVE-2026-44972

cve-icon Redhat

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