Is CVE-2026-22871 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-22871 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-01-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-22871?

CVE-2026-22871 has a CVSS score of 8.7 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

How do I patch CVE-2026-22871?

Patch guidance is available from datadoghq security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2026-22871.

Fix CVE-2026-22871 - HIGH datadoghq guarddog

Description

GuardDog is a CLI tool to identify malicious PyPI packages. Prior to 2.7.1, there is a path traversal vulnerability exists in GuardDog's safe_extract() function that allows malicious PyPI packages to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory, leading to Arbitrary File Overwrite and Remote Code Execution on systems running GuardDog. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.1.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: passive
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: DATADOGHQ
Published: 1/13/2026
Last Modified: 1/21/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

datadoghq : guarddog

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2026-22871. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2026-22871

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2026-22871 vulnerability