CVE-2019-1000008

Published: Feb 4, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

All versions of Helm between Helm >=2.0.0 and < 2.12.2 contains a CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in The commands `helm fetch --untar` and `helm lint some.tgz` that can result when chart archive files are unpacked a file may be unpacked outside of the target directory. This attack appears to be exploitable via a victim must run a helm command on a specially crafted chart archive. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.12.2.

Affected (1)

Products: Helm: Helm

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Helm Helm	From 2.0.0 to 2.12.2

Related CWEs

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (2)

https://helm.sh/blog/helm-security-notice-2019/index.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

https://helm.sh/blog/helm-security-notice-2019/index.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

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