4.8
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-35206
Helm Chart extraction output directory collapse via `Chart.yaml` name dot-segment
Description

Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. In Helm versions <=3.20.1 and <=4.1.3, a specially crafted Chart will cause helm pull --untar [chart URL | repo/chartname] to write the Chart's contents to the immediate output directory (as defaulted to the current working directory; or as given by the --destination and --untardir flags), rather than the expected output directory suffixed by the chart's name. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.2 and 4.1.4.

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Published Date :

April 9, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Helm to a fixed version to prevent unintended file writes.
  • Update Helm to version 3.20.2 or later.
  • Update Helm to version 4.1.4 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/4e7994d4467182f535b6797c94b5b0e994a91436
https://github.com/helm/helm/releases/tag/v4.1.4
https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-hr2v-4r36-88hr
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. In Helm versions <=3.20.1 and <=4.1.3, a specially crafted Chart will cause helm pull --untar [chart URL | repo/chartname] to write the Chart's contents to the immediate output directory (as defaulted to the current working directory; or as given by the --destination and --untardir flags), rather than the expected output directory suffixed by the chart's name. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.2 and 4.1.4.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added Reference https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/4e7994d4467182f535b6797c94b5b0e994a91436
    Added Reference https://github.com/helm/helm/releases/tag/v4.1.4
    Added Reference https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-hr2v-4r36-88hr
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