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TI-2021-12358 Aliases CVE-2021-32690GHSA-56hp-xqp3-w2jf

Repository credentials passed to alternate domain

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 6 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Helm is a tool for managing Charts (packages of pre-configured Kubernetes resources). In versions of helm prior to 3.6.1, a vulnerability exists where the username and password credentials associated with a Helm repository could be passed on to another domain referenced by that Helm repository. This issue has been resolved in 3.6.1. There is a workaround through which one may check for improperly passed credentials. One may use a username and password for a Helm repository and may audit the Helm repository in order to check for another domain being used that could have received the credentials. In the `index.yaml` file for that repository, one may look for another domain in the `urls` list for the chart versions. If there is another domain found and that chart version was pulled or installed, the credentials would be passed on.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01434 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial helm (helm): 3.6.1helm.sh/helm/v3 (Go): 3.6.1Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 6 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
helmhelmbefore 3.6.13.6.1Patch availableCNA
—helm.sh/helm/v3 (Go)before 3.6.13.6.1Patch availableGHSA-56hp-xqp3-w2jf
  • helm Vendorhelm Affected before 3.6.1 Fixed in 3.6.1 Patch available CNA
  • helm.sh/helm/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 3.6.1 Fixed in 3.6.1 Patch available GHSA-56hp-xqp3-w2jf

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.6.1Vulnerablehelm
  • cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·helm

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA helm (helm) Fixed in 3.6.1
  • Fix · GHSA-56hp-xqp3-w2jf helm.sh/helm/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.6.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2021:4902 Released 2021-12-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ACS 3.67 security and enhancement update
    • RHACS 3.67 for RHEL 8 advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-rhel8-operator
  • RHSA-2021:4618 Released 2021-11-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4 images and security updates
    • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.4 for RHEL 8 rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-must-gather-rhel8, rhacm2/acm-operator-bundle +47
  • RHSA-2021:3759 Released 2021-10-18 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.9.0 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 openshift4/ose-baremetal-rhel8-operator, openshift4/ose-console, openshift4/ose-etcd +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
OpenShift Developer Tools and ServicesAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
OpenShift Service Mesh 1AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet
Middleware Containers for OpenShiftFixed—
RHACS 3.67 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2021:4902
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9Fixed RHSA-2021:3759
Not affected: 5 products
  • OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
  • RHACS 3.67 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32690
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-56hp-xqp3-w2jf

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • 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-2019-16052 Improper certificate validation in helm CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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