CVE-2019-1000008 json
Helm Path Traversal
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-xrxm-mvqm-r553 , GO-2023-1948 , EUVD-2022-5856
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- go helm.sh/helm 2.12.2, 2.12.2+incompatible
- helm helm 2.12.2
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Check with FencerExploit prediction
1.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- helm.sh https://helm.sh/blog/helm-security-notice-2019/index.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | helm.sh/helm | >=2.0.0, <2.12.2 >=2.0.0+incompatible, <2.12.2+incompatible |
2.12.2 2.12.2+incompatible |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
helm.sh
/blog/helm-security-notice-2019/index.html
web, exploit, mitigation, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1000008
advisory
-
github.com
/helm/helm
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-xrxm-mvqm-r553
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-1000008
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xrxm-mvqm-r553
- NVD CVE-2019-1000008
- OSV GO-2023-1948
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