CVE-2020-15186

LOW

Helm <2.16.11-3.3.2 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In Helm before versions 2.16.11 and 3.3.2 plugin names are not sanitized properly. As a result, a malicious plugin author could use characters in a plugin name that would result in unexpected behavior, such as duplicating the name of another plugin or spoofing the output to `helm --help`. This issue has been patched in Helm 3.3.2. A possible workaround is to not install untrusted Helm plugins. Examine the `name` field in the `plugin.yaml` file for a plugin, looking for characters outside of the [a-zA-Z0-9._-] range.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 3.4
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 46.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-74 CWE-20
Status published
Products (3)
helm/helm 2.0.0 - 2.16.11
helm/v3 3.0.0 - 3.3.2Go
helm.sh/helm 0 - 2.16.11Go
Published Sep 17, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026