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GHSA-v53g-5gjp-272r

MediumCVSS 6.4 / 10
Published Feb 15, 2024·Last modified Feb 4, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

A Helm contributor discovered a path traversal vulnerability when Helm saves a chart including at download time.

Impact

When either the Helm client or SDK is used to save a chart whose name within the Chart.yaml file includes a relative path change, the chart would be saved outside its expected directory based on the changes in the relative path. The validation and linting did not detect the path changes in the name.

Patches

This issue has been resolved in Helm v3.14.1.

Workarounds

Check all charts used by Helm for path changes in their name as found in the Chart.yaml file. This includes dependencies.

Credits

Disclosed by Dominykas Blyžė at Nearform Ltd.

Risk Scores
Base Score
6.4

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
5.9

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.57%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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