CVE-2019-18658 is a critical vulnerability affecting Helm 2.x versions prior to 2.15.2, where specially crafted charts can exploit symlinks to access sensitive files like /etc/passwd or trigger a denial of service (DoS) by referencing special files. This client-side issue carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0.0, < 2.15.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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