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TI-2019-16052 Aliases CVE-2019-1010275GHSA-x6r5-vxfg-gq3v

Improper certificate validation in helm

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

helm Before 2.7.2 is affected by: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation. The impact is: Unauthorized clients could connect to the server because self-signed client certs were aloowed. The component is: helm (many files updated, see https://github.com/helm/helm/pull/3152/files/1096813bf9a425e2aa4ac755b6c991b626dfab50). The attack vector is: A malicious client could connect to the server over the network. The fixed version is: 2.7.2.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01358 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed helm.sh/helm (Go): 2.7.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
helmhelmBefore 2.7.2 [fixed: 2.7.2]—No fix listedCNA
—helm.sh/helm (Go)before 2.7.22.7.2Patch availableGHSA-x6r5-vxfg-gq3v
  • helm Vendorhelm Affected Before 2.7.2 [fixed: 2.7.2] Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • helm.sh/helm (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.2 Fixed in 2.7.2 Patch available GHSA-x6r5-vxfg-gq3v

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.7.2Vulnerablehelm
  • cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.7.2 Vulnerable ·helm

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-x6r5-vxfg-gq3v helm.sh/helm (Go) Fixed in 2.7.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010275
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6r5-vxfg-gq3v

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2024-16848 Dependency management path traversal in helm CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2026-45154 Helm Files.Lines Denial of Service via Empty Chart Files CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-10627 getHostByName Function Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2019-15264 An issue was discovered in Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Helm through 3.13.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2019-13497 In Helm 2.x before 2.15.2, commands that deal with loading a chart as a directory or… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-17237 Helm's Missing YAML Content Leads To Panic CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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