CVE-2020-4053 describes a path traversal vulnerability in Helm versions 3.0.0 through 3.2.3, affecting the installation of plugins from HTTP-served tar archives. A highly privileged attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious plugin archive to write files outside the intended directory. While the CVSS score is 6.8 (Medium) with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0.0, < 3.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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