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high 8.0

CVE-2026-35205 json

Helm's plugin verification fails open when .prov is missing, allowing unsigned plugin install

published 7mo ago modified last mo. also BIT-helm-2026-35205 , EUVD-2026-20901 , GHSA-q5jf-9vfq-h4h7 , GO-2026-5566

cvss
8.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. From 4.0.0 to 4.1.3, Helm will install plugins missing provenance (.prov file) when signature verification is required. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.1.4.

Patch / fix

  • go helm.sh/helm/v4 4.1.4
  • bitnami helm 4.1.4
  • Red Hat Helm CLI 4.1 cli-4.1.4
  • helm Linux Micro 6.1 4.3.0-slfo.1.1_1.1
  • helm SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 4.3.0-160000.1.1
  • govulncheck-vulndb SLES 16.0, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 0.0.20260727T201416-160000.1.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:24282-1SUSE-SU-2026:23973-1SUSE-SU-2026:23984-1SUSE-SU-2026:23216-1SUSE-SU-2026:23227-1

  • helm openSUSE Leap 16.0 4.3.0-160000.1.1
  • govulncheck-vulndb openSUSE Leap 16.0 0.0.20260727T201416-160000.1.1
  • helm openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.1.4-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21983-1openSUSE-SU-2026:21551-1openSUSE-SU-2026:10538-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-35205 updated cvss 8.0

github.com/helm/helm: helm.sh/helm/v4: Helm: Arbitrary code execution due to insufficient plugin provenance verification

  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) rhoai/odh-ogx-module-operator-rhel9
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Helm CLI 4.1 helm-cli 4.1.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:26441

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
7mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 8.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA ADP 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 4.0 8.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go helm.sh/helm/v4
>=4.0.0, <4.1.4
4.1.4
bitnami helm
>=4.0.0, <4.1.4
4.1.4

Affected products

  • helm helm
  • Red Hat Helm CLI 4.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-636 Not Failing Securely
  • CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

Sources

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