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CVE-2026-77474GHSA-4cfr-w3v5-w5j5

destructive_command_guard: dcg: Exponential-time command-substitution preprocessing lets a crafted command hang dcg and bypass the guard via hook-timeout fail-open

Dicklesworthstone destructive_command_guard
CVSS
7.1High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.12%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in0.6.6Fixed versionGitHub
Published16 Oct 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 0.6.6destructive_command_guard (dcg), otherGitHub

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Description

destructive_command_guard (dcg) is a command-line safety tool that blocks destructive shell commands before AI coding agents run them. Prior to 0.6.6, nested or unclosed substitutions are recursively rescanned after an inner scan returns unterminated, producing exponential-time work. The affected scanners are reached through split_command_segments in src/packs/mod.rs. a destructive command followed by nested or unclosed $( or $(( sequences. nested or unclosed $( and $(( sequences cause repeated rescanning of the remaining command suffix. a hung PreToolUse hook fails open, allowing the destructive command to proceed. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.6.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • destructive_command_guardaffected: < 0.6.6CVE List
  • destructive_command_guard (dcg), other< 0.6.6GitHub

References 4