๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-77474

HIGH 7.1

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

CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-400 CWE-407 CWE-693
Vendor dicklesworthstone
Product destructive_command_guard
Published Oct 16, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Dicklesworthstone / destructive_command_guard
< 0.6.6

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/destructive_command_guard/security/advisories/GHSA-4cfr-w3v5-w5j5 github.com: https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/destructive_command_guard/issues/189 github.com: https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/destructive_command_guard/commit/ba16bdd074b045329dc0ca6ec9a08c44403cfe1b github.com: https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/destructive_command_guard/releases/tag/v0.6.6