What is CVE-2019-18658?

CVE-2019-18658 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Helm, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-18658?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Helm

CVE-2019-18658

In Helm 2.x before 2.15.2, commands that deal with loading a chart as a directory or packaging a chart provide an opportunity for a maliciously designed chart to include sensitive content such as /etc/passwd, or to execute a denial of serv…

EPSS: 0.017 (75.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Helm
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18658?: CVE-2019-18658 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Helm, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-18658?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.