CVE record
CVE-2026-35204
Helm has a path traversal in plugin metadata version enables arbitrary file write outside Helm plugin directory
Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. From 4.0.0 to 4.1.3, a specially crafted Helm plugin, when installed or updated, will cause Helm to write the contents of the plugin to an arbitrary filesystem location. To prevent this, validate that the plugin.yaml of the Helm plugin does not include a version: field containing POSIX dot-dot path separators ie. "/../". This vulnerability is fixed in 4.1.4.
CVE evidence
Known exploitation
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Severity
high
CVSS 8.6 · CVSS_V3
Affected packages
1
Supported package records returned by OSV. Vendor and product names are not used to infer matches.
OSV package mapping
Affected open-source packages
| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| helm.sh/helm/v4 | go | 4.1.4 |