CVE-2022-23531

Name: CVE-2022-23531
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-17T00:15:08.643+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.59%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-23531 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.59%

43.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Datadoghq	Guarddog	< 0.1.5

References

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
https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/security/advisories/GHSA-rp2v-v467-q9vqThird Party Advisory
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
https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog/security/advisories/GHSA-rp2v-v467-q9vqThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 17, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-23531?

How severe is CVE-2022-23531?

CVE-2022-23531 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23531?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

Are you affected by CVE-2022-23531?

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Source: NVD / NIST