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
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/809e2d999e2c33e20e77f6bff30652d79c287542
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