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CVE

CVE-2026-35205

Helm's plugin verification fails open when .prov is missing, allowing unsigned plugin install
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CVE

CVE-2026-35205

Helm's plugin verification fails open when .prov is missing, allowing unsigned plugin install

Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. In Helm versions >=4.0.0 and <=4.1.3, Helm will install plugins missing provenance (.prov file) when signature verification is required.

Impact

The bug allows plugin authors to omit provenance (signing) data from plugins, bypassing plugin signature verification upon plugin install/update.

Notably, plugin hooks will be executed as designed on the installed plugin, enabling a malicious plugin to execute arbitrary code.

Patches

This issue has been patched in Helm v4.1.4

Installing/updating a plugin with missing provenance will error if signature verification is required.

Workarounds

Users may manually validate that a plugin archive is not missing provenance data (.prov file) before installation.

Package Versions Affected

Package Version
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CVSS Version

Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
8.4
-
4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
C
H
U
0
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
8.6
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Related Resources

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References

https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-q5jf-9vfq-h4h7, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35205, https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/05fa37973dc9e42b76e1d2883494c87174b6074f, https://github.com/helm/helm, https://github.com/helm/helm/releases/tag/v4.1.4, https://helm.sh/docs/topics/provenance/#the-provenance-file

Severity

8.6

CVSS Score
0
10

Basic Information

Ecosystem
Base CVSS
8.6
EPSS Probability
0.00019%
EPSS Percentile
0.05529%
Introduced Version
4.0.0,v4.0.0-alpha.1,v4.0.0-20250830172528-9ea35da0d030,0
Fix Available
4.1.4,v4.1.4,v4.0.0-20260409043108-586eb57338d8,2.4.1-r5,0.19.2-r10,2.8.5-r2,2.8.8-r2,1.8.2-r4,1.8.2-r3,2.11.1-r1,2.11.1-r2,3.15.7-r1,0.11.1-r8,1.130.0-r4,2.13.6-r2,0.15.0-r5,0.15.0-r3,0.74.2-r6,0.74.2-r5

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