# CVE-2026-22870: PYSEC-2026-1429 - GuardDog Zip Bomb Vulnerability in safe_extract() Allows DoS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-22870-guarddog-zip-bomb-vulnerability-in-safe-extract-allows-dos  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-22870 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2026-07-07

GuardDog Zip Bomb Vulnerability in safe_extract() Allows DoS

Technologies: [guarddog (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/guarddog). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-22870 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-22870 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-22870?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 7 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** guarddog (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.7.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-22870?** Yes. guarddog (PyPI): upgrade to 2.7.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-22870?** Check whether you run guarddog (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- guarddog (PyPI): upgrade to 2.7.1 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "guarddog>=2.7.1"
  ```


## Affected products

- guarddog (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.7.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-22870
- GHSA-ffj4-jq7m-9g6v
- PYSEC-2026-1429

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