CVE-2026-44220CWE-59

ciguard: discover_pipeline_files follows symlinks out of scan root

Low · published May 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
3.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.2 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00154 · 4.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2026-05-12T19:37Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 MAY 19:37Z
    ciguard: discover_pipeline_files follows symlinks out of scan root
    cvelistv5