low3.2
CVE-2026-44220
ciguard: discover_pipeline_files follows symlinks out of scan root
Impact
ciguard is a static security auditor for CI/CD pipelines. From 0.8.0 to 0.8.1 , the discover_pipeline_files() function in src/ciguard/discovery.py 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. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.2.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | ciguard | >= 0.8.0, <= 0.8.1 | 0.8.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cxw-cc62-q28v
- https://github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard/security/advisories/GHSA-8cxw-cc62-q28v
- https://github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard/releases/tag/v0.8.2
- https://github.com/Jo-Jo98/ciguard/releases/tag/v0.8.3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44220