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CVE-2022-23525

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-23525 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability affecting Helm versions prior to 3.10.3. Maliciously crafted Helm repository index files can cause a memory violation, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) in applications using the Helm SDK's _repo_ package or the Helm client itself. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, resulting in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.0.0, < 3.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
53.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0082 is in the 29th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (72)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: helm.sh/helm/v3Fixed in: 3.10.3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18514-16820Fixed in: 3.4.1-14
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18515-16823Fixed in: 3.9.4-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 helm 3.9.4-4 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 3.9.4-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 helm 3.4.1-14 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 3.4.1-14
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-aws-ebs-csi-driver-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g2e2e277.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-aws-ebs-csi-driver-rhel8-operator:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g024bec5.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-azure-disk-csi-driver-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.gb19eec1.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-azure-disk-csi-driver-rhel8-operator:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g4db2f8a.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-azure-file-csi-driver-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.gf401f53.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-baremetal-machine-controllers:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g412acb3.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-baremetal-rhel8-operator:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g8643f32.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-cluster-baremetal-operator-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g6d5d518.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-cluster-csi-snapshot-controller-rhel8-operator:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g5d8bae8.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-cluster-dns-operator:v4.14.0-202310211345.p0.g5553a22.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-cluster-olm-operator-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g9e05f32.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-cluster-platform-operators-manager-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g08fb27e.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-cluster-storage-operator:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.gdbb1514.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-csi-driver-shared-resource-operator-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g73ddf3e.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-csi-driver-shared-resource-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g740b442.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-csi-external-attacher:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g06e8ce0.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-csi-external-attacher-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g06e8ce0.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-csi-snapshot-controller:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g0bf9276.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-csi-snapshot-controller-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g0bf9276.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-gcp-pd-csi-driver-operator-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g92376a4.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-gcp-pd-csi-driver-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g8a626fe.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-hyperkube-rhel9:v4.14.0-202310210404.p0.gf67aeb3.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-ibm-vpc-block-csi-driver-operator-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.gfaf68ed.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-ibm-vpc-block-csi-driver-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g02471d9.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-ibm-vpc-node-label-updater-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g44a2b94.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-image-customization-controller-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g2dda87a.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-kube-state-metrics:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.gdb0c549.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-machine-api-provider-gcp-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.ga676e6b.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-olm-operator-controller-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g1734329.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-olm-rukpak-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.gdaa5073.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-openshift-state-metrics-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.gdff4b0f.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-operator-marketplace:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.ga367cea.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-pod:v4.14.0-202310210404.p0.gf67aeb3.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-powervs-block-csi-driver-operator-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g48b56bb.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-powervs-block-csi-driver-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.ge9694ce.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-powervs-cloud-controller-manager-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g0a89a6e.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-prometheus:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.gbcb475d.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-prometheus-alertmanager:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.ge372516.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-prometheus-node-exporter:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g5ee0a9d.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-telemeter:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.gc8b876a.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-thanos-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g175a630.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-vmware-vsphere-csi-driver-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.ga5ed57f.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-vsphere-csi-driver-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.ga5ed57f.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-vsphere-csi-driver-syncer-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.ga5ed57f.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-vsphere-problem-detector-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g6b359ea.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12Fixed in: openshift4/metallb-rhel8-operator:v4.12.0-202303301557.p0.g270d2eb.assembly.stream
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Fixed in: openshift4/oc-mirror-plugin-rhel8:v4.13.0-202305091542.p0.gbee629a.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Fixed in: openshift4/ose-olm-rukpak-rhel8:v4.13.0-202304190216.p0.g66b3e55.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-alibaba-cloud-csi-driver-container-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g3dc363d.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed in: openshift4/ose-alibaba-disk-csi-driver-operator-container-rhel8:v4.14.0-202310201027.p0.g7e0204a.assembly.stream
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Fixed in: openshift4/ose-helm-rhel9-operator
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2Fixed in: 3scale-operator-container
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Fixed in: openshift4/ose-operator-sdk-rhel8
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3Fixed in: advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-central-db-rhel8
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3Fixed in: advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-docs-rhel8
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3Fixed in: advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3Fixed in: advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-rhel8-operator
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3Fixed in: advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-roxctl-rhel8
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Fixed in: openshift4/ose-ansible-operator
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Fixed in: openshift4/ose-console
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShiftFixed in: jetstack-cert-manager-container
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2Fixed in: rhacm2/search-rhel8
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Fixed in: openshift4/ose-metering-helm-container-rhel8
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Fixed in: openshift4/special-resource-rhel8-operator
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: OpenShift Developer Tools and ServicesFixed in: jenkins-operator-container
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: OpenShift ServerlessFixed in: openshift-serverless-1/ingress-rhel8-operator

Vendor Advisories (3)

redhatCVE-2022-23525Moderate

helm: Denial of service through through repository index file

Dec 15, 2022
goGHSA-53c4-hhmh-vw5qmedium

Helm vulnerable to denial of service through through repository index file

Dec 14, 2022
microsoft2022-Dec/CVE-2022-23525Important

Helm vulnerable to Denial of service via NULL Pointer Dereference

Dec 13, 2022

References

github.com / helm/helm/commit/638ebffbc2e445156f3978f02fd83d9af1e56f5b
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-53c4-hhmh-vw5q
Third Party Advisory