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CVE-2026-44220: ciguard: discover_pipeline_files follows symlinks out of scan root

May 5, 2026

The discover_pipeline_files() function in src/ciguard/discovery.py (introduced in v0.8.0 and used by the MCP scan_repo tool shipped in v0.8.1) walks a directory tree following symlinks, with cycle protection via tracking visited resolved paths. An attacker who can plant a symlink in a directory the user (or AI agent) scans can cause discovery to walk into the symlink target and return paths to pipeline-shaped files outside the requested root.

References

  • github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard
  • github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard/releases/tag/v0.8.2
  • github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard/releases/tag/v0.8.3
  • github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard/security/advisories/GHSA-8cxw-cc62-q28v
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cxw-cc62-q28v
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44220

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.8.0 before 0.8.2

Fixed versions

  • 0.8.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.8.2 or above.

Impact

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Source file

pypi/ciguard/CVE-2026-44220.yml

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