CVE-2026-44972
Published:May 11, 2026
Updated:May 12, 2026
Summary 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. Description The finding formatter stores file paths and snippets from scanned content: location = file_path + ":" + str(start_line) finding = { "location": location, "code": code, "message": result["extra"]["message"], } The human-readable reporter later prints these values directly: " * " + finding["message"] + " at " + finding["location"] + "\n " + _format_code_line_for_output(finding["code"]) No escaping is applied for control characters such as "\x1b". A malicious package can therefore ship a filename like: evil\x1b[2J.py or matched source lines containing terminal escapes, which survive into the final CLI output. Reproduction summary 1. Create a file whose name contains "\x1b[2J". 2. Feed a semgrep-style result referencing that file into "Analyzer._format_semgrep_response()". 3. Render the result with "HumanReadableReporter.print_scan_results()". 4. The output string contains the raw escape bytes, which a terminal may interpret. Key code paths - "guarddog/analyzer/analyzer.py:377-392" - "guarddog/reporters/human_readable.py:36-42" - "guarddog/reporters/human_readable.py:84-91" Practical impact This can be used to: - clear or rewrite analyst terminal output - inject misleading or spoofed log content in CI - emit clickable OSC 8 hyperlinks or title changes in compatible terminals Prior public disclosure check As of 2026-03-18, no matching public GitHub advisory, CVE, or public repo issue was found for this specific bug. Suggested fix Escape or strip terminal control characters before rendering any attacker-controlled value in human-readable output. This should cover package names, file paths, messages, and code snippets.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
LOW
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output