HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2022-23531
HIGH

CVE-2022-23531

CWE-23Published: December 17, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

GuardDog is a CLI tool to identify malicious PyPI packages. Versions prior to 0.1.5 are vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal when scanning a specially-crafted local PyPI package. Running GuardDog against a specially-crafted package can allow an attacker to write an arbitrary file on the machine where GuardDog is executed due to a path traversal vulnerability when extracting the .tar.gz file of the package being scanned, which exists by design in the tarfile.TarFile.extractall function. This issue is patched in version 0.1.5.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-23531 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

datadoghq1 product(s)
guarddog
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/pull/89/commits/a56aff58264cb6b7855d71b00dc10c39a5dbd306
PATCHhttps://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/pull/89/commits/a56aff58264cb6b7855d71b00dc10c39a5dbd306
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/releases/tag/v0.1.5
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/security/advisories/GHSA-rp2v-v467-q9vq
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/releases/tag/v0.1.5
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/security/advisories/GHSA-rp2v-v467-q9vq

All References (6)

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https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/pull/89/commits/a56aff58264cb6b7855d71b00dc10c39a5dbd306Patch · Third Party Advisory
→
https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/releases/tag/v0.1.5Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/security/advisories/GHSA-rp2v-v467-q9vqThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/pull/89/commits/a56aff58264cb6b7855d71b00dc10c39a5dbd306Patch · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/releases/tag/v0.1.5Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/security/advisories/GHSA-rp2v-v467-q9vqThird Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2022-23531
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-23
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedDec 17, 2022

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2022-23531 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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