CVE-2026-35206 PUBLISHED

Helm Chart extraction output directory collapse via `Chart.yaml` name dot-segment

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 01.04.2026 Published: 09.04.2026 Updated: 09.04.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 4.8

Product Status

Vendor helm
Product helm
Versions
  • Version >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.4 is affected
  • Version < 3.20.2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE