Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences in GuardDog - CVE-2026-44972
Published: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130479
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-44972
CWE-ID: CWE-150
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information and modify terminal or log output.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of escape sequences in human-readable scan output when rendering attacker-controlled filenames, file locations, messages, and code snippets. A remote attacker can craft malicious package content to disclose sensitive information and modify terminal or log output.
User interaction is required to view the human-readable output, and compatible terminals or CI logs may interpret ANSI or OSC escape sequences.
Affected software
GuardDog
How to mitigate CVE-2026-44972
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.