{"id":"CVE-2026-22870","aliases":["EUVD-2026-2013","GHSA-ffj4-jq7m-9g6v","PYSEC-2026-1429"],"status":"published","title":"GuardDog Zip Bomb Vulnerability in safe_extract() Allows DoS","description":"GuardDog is a CLI tool to identify malicious PyPI packages. Prior to 2.7.1, GuardDog's safe_extract() function does not validate decompressed file sizes when extracting ZIP archives (wheels, eggs), allowing attackers to cause denial of service through zip bombs. A malicious package can consume gigabytes of disk space from a few megabytes of compressed data. 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Prior to 2.7.1, GuardDog's safe_extract() function does not validate decompressed file sizes when extracting ZIP archives (wheels, eggs), allowing attackers to cause denial of service through zip bombs. A malicious package can consume gigabytes of disk space from a few megabytes of compressed data. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-01-13T20:43:43.132Z","modified":"2026-01-13T21:23:53.024Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-409"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:39:16.730222Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-2013","description":"GuardDog is a CLI tool to identify malicious PyPI packages. Prior to 2.7.1, GuardDog's safe_extract() function does not validate decompressed file sizes when extracting ZIP archives (wheels, eggs), allowing attackers to cause denial of service through zip bombs. 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A malicious package can consume gigabytes of disk space from a few megabytes of compressed data.\n\n## Vulnerability Details\n\n**Affected Component:** `guarddog/utils/archives.py` - `safe_extract()` function  \n**Vulnerability Type:** CWE-409 - Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Zip Bomb)  \n**Severity:** HIGH (CVSS ~8)  \n**Attack Vector:** Network (malicious package uploaded to PyPI/npm) or local\n\n### Root Cause\n\nThe `safe_extract()` function handles TAR files securely using the `tarsafe` library, but ZIP file extraction has no size validation:\n```python\nelif zipfile.is_zipfile(source_archive):\n    with zipfile.ZipFile(source_archive, \"r\") as zip:\n        for file in zip.namelist():\n            zip.extract(file, path=os.path.join(target_directory, file))\n```\n\n**Missing protections:**\n- ❌ No decompressed size limit\n- ❌ No compression ratio validation  \n- ❌ No file count limits\n- ❌ No total extracted size validation\n\n## Impact\n\n### Denial of Service Scenarios\n\n**1. CI/CD Pipeline Disruption**\n- Attacker publishes malicious package to PyPI\n- Developer adds package to requirements.txt\n- CI/CD runs GuardDog scan\n- Disk fills (GitHub Actions: standard 14GB limit)\n- All deployments blocked\n\n**2. Resource Exhaustion**\n- Local development environments\n- Security scanning infrastructure  \n- Automated scanning systems\n- Docker containers with limited disk\n\n**3. Supply Chain Attack Amplification**\n- Single malicious package blocks security scanning\n- Prevents detection of other malicious packages\n- Forces manual intervention\n- Increases security team workload\n\n## Recommended Fix\n\nAdd size validation for ZIP files similar to what `tarsafe` provides for TAR files\n\n### Configuration Options\n\nMake limits configurable via environment variables or config file\n\n## Additional Improvements\n\n1. **Add warning logs** when archives approach limits\n2. **Provide clear error messages** for users\n3. **Document limits** in user-facing documentation\n4. **Add tests** for zip bomb detection\n5. **Consider using a safe ZIP library** (similar to tarsafe)\n\n## Credit\n\nReported by: Charbel (dwbruijn)","status":"published","published":"2026-01-13T21:54:41Z","modified":"2026-01-13T21:54:45Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-409"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:17.333958Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-22870","description":"GuardDog is a CLI tool to identify malicious PyPI packages. 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This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-01-13T21:15:55.067Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:20:32.39Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/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","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-409"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:04.066712Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-22870","title":"GuardDog Zip Bomb Vulnerability in safe_extract() Allows DoS","description":"GuardDog is a CLI tool to identify malicious PyPI packages. Prior to 2.7.1, GuardDog's safe_extract() function does not validate decompressed file sizes when extracting ZIP archives (wheels, eggs), allowing attackers to cause denial of service through zip bombs. A malicious package can consume gigabytes of disk space from a few megabytes of compressed data. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-01-13T20:43:43.132Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:36.758824456Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-409"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:58.749922Z"},{"id":"GHSA-ffj4-jq7m-9g6v","title":"GuardDog Zip Bomb Vulnerability in safe_extract() Allows DoS","description":"## Summary\n\nGuardDog's `safe_extract()` function does not validate decompressed file sizes when extracting ZIP archives (wheels, eggs), allowing attackers to cause denial of service through zip bombs. A malicious package can consume gigabytes of disk space from a few megabytes of compressed data.\n\n## Vulnerability Details\n\n**Affected Component:** `guarddog/utils/archives.py` - `safe_extract()` function  \n**Vulnerability Type:** CWE-409 - Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Zip Bomb)  \n**Severity:** HIGH (CVSS ~8)  \n**Attack Vector:** Network (malicious package uploaded to PyPI/npm) or local\n\n### Root Cause\n\nThe `safe_extract()` function handles TAR files securely using the `tarsafe` library, but ZIP file extraction has no size validation:\n```python\nelif zipfile.is_zipfile(source_archive):\n    with zipfile.ZipFile(source_archive, \"r\") as zip:\n        for file in zip.namelist():\n            zip.extract(file, path=os.path.join(target_directory, file))\n```\n\n**Missing protections:**\n- ❌ No decompressed size limit\n- ❌ No compression ratio validation  \n- ❌ No file count limits\n- ❌ No total extracted size validation\n\n## Impact\n\n### Denial of Service Scenarios\n\n**1. CI/CD Pipeline Disruption**\n- Attacker publishes malicious package to PyPI\n- Developer adds package to requirements.txt\n- CI/CD runs GuardDog scan\n- Disk fills (GitHub Actions: standard 14GB limit)\n- All deployments blocked\n\n**2. Resource Exhaustion**\n- Local development environments\n- Security scanning infrastructure  \n- Automated scanning systems\n- Docker containers with limited disk\n\n**3. Supply Chain Attack Amplification**\n- Single malicious package blocks security scanning\n- Prevents detection of other malicious packages\n- Forces manual intervention\n- Increases security team workload\n\n## Recommended Fix\n\nAdd size validation for ZIP files similar to what `tarsafe` provides for TAR files\n\n### Configuration Options\n\nMake limits configurable via environment variables or config file\n\n## Additional Improvements\n\n1. **Add warning logs** when archives approach limits\n2. **Provide clear error messages** for users\n3. **Document limits** in user-facing documentation\n4. **Add tests** for zip bomb detection\n5. **Consider using a safe ZIP library** (similar to tarsafe)\n\n## Credit\n\nReported by: Charbel (dwbruijn)","status":"published","published":"2026-01-13T21:54:41Z","modified":"2026-07-07T17:56:13.947332457Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-409"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:46.39441Z"},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-1429","title":"GuardDog Zip Bomb Vulnerability in safe_extract() Allows DoS","description":"## Summary\n\nGuardDog's `safe_extract()` function does not validate decompressed file sizes when extracting ZIP archives (wheels, eggs), allowing attackers to cause denial of service through zip bombs. A malicious package can consume gigabytes of disk space from a few megabytes of compressed data.\n\n## Vulnerability Details\n\n**Affected Component:** `guarddog/utils/archives.py` - `safe_extract()` function  \n**Vulnerability Type:** CWE-409 - Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Zip Bomb)  \n**Severity:** HIGH (CVSS ~8)  \n**Attack Vector:** Network (malicious package uploaded to PyPI/npm) or local\n\n### Root Cause\n\nThe `safe_extract()` function handles TAR files securely using the `tarsafe` library, but ZIP file extraction has no size validation:\n```python\nelif zipfile.is_zipfile(source_archive):\n    with zipfile.ZipFile(source_archive, \"r\") as zip:\n        for file in zip.namelist():\n            zip.extract(file, path=os.path.join(target_directory, file))\n```\n\n**Missing protections:**\n- ❌ No decompressed size limit\n- ❌ No compression ratio validation  \n- ❌ No file count limits\n- ❌ No total extracted size validation\n\n## Impact\n\n### Denial of Service Scenarios\n\n**1. CI/CD Pipeline Disruption**\n- Attacker publishes malicious package to PyPI\n- Developer adds package to requirements.txt\n- CI/CD runs GuardDog scan\n- Disk fills (GitHub Actions: standard 14GB limit)\n- All deployments blocked\n\n**2. Resource Exhaustion**\n- Local development environments\n- Security scanning infrastructure  \n- Automated scanning systems\n- Docker containers with limited disk\n\n**3. Supply Chain Attack Amplification**\n- Single malicious package blocks security scanning\n- Prevents detection of other malicious packages\n- Forces manual intervention\n- Increases security team workload\n\n## Recommended Fix\n\nAdd size validation for ZIP files similar to what `tarsafe` provides for TAR files\n\n### Configuration Options\n\nMake limits configurable via environment variables or config file\n\n## Additional Improvements\n\n1. **Add warning logs** when archives approach limits\n2. **Provide clear error messages** for users\n3. **Document limits** in user-facing documentation\n4. **Add tests** for zip bomb detection\n5. **Consider using a safe ZIP library** (similar to tarsafe)\n\n## Credit\n\nReported by: Charbel (dwbruijn)","status":"published","published":"2026-07-07T16:03:18.568781Z","modified":"2026-07-07T17:47:41.998875138Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:52:54.622769Z"}]}}