CVE-2026-44971
HIGHGuardDog: Blind GitHub URL rewrite in remote project scanning causes SSRF and `GH_TOKEN` exfiltration
Title source: cnaDescription
GuardDog is a CLI tool to identify malicious PyPI packages. From 1.0.0 to 2.9.0, the programmatic remote project scanning path rewrites attacker-controlled repository URLs using a blind string replacement and then sends the caller's GitHub credentials with the resulting request. This allows an attacker who can influence the scanned repository URL to trigger SSRF and capture the GH_TOKEN used by GuardDog. This vulnerability is fixed in .
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/security/advisories/GHSA-587r-mc96-6f2p
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
EPSS
0.0020
EPSS Percentile
9.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-918
Status
published
Products (2)
DataDog/guarddog
>= 1.0.0, <= 2.9.0
pypi/guarddog
1.0.0 - 2.9.0PyPI
Published
May 27, 2026
Tracked Since
May 27, 2026