{"id":"CVE-2020-15186","aliases":["BIT-helm-2020-15186","EUVD-2021-1132","GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33","SUSE-SU-2020:3760-1"],"status":"published","title":"Improper sanitization of plugin names in Helm","description":"In Helm before versions 2.16.11 and 3.3.2 plugin names are not sanitized properly. As a result, a malicious plugin author could use characters in a plugin name that would result in unexpected behavior, such as duplicating the name of another plugin or spoofing the output to `helm --help`. This issue has been patched in Helm 3.3.2. A possible workaround is to not install untrusted Helm plugins. Examine the `name` field in the `plugin.yaml` file for a plugin, looking for characters outside of the [a-zA-Z0-9._-] range.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":3.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"low","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00962,"percentile":0.6206,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-20","CWE-74"],"published":"2020-09-17T21:40:13Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:51:52Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Go","package":"helm.sh/helm/v3","fixed_in":["3.3.2"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","package":"helm.sh/helm","fixed_in":["2.16.11"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"helm","fixed_in":["2.16.11","3.3.2"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"helm.sh/helm/v3","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.0.0"},{"fixed":"3.3.2"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"helm.sh/helm","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.16.11"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"helm","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2.0.0"},{"fixed":"2.16.11"},{"introduced":"3.0.0"},{"fixed":"3.3.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"helm.sh/helm/v3","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"3.0.0"},{"fixed":"3.3.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"helm.sh/helm","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.16.11"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP1","package":"kubernetes","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.17.13-4.21.2"}]}],"bundled":8}],"products":[{"vendor":"helm","product":"helm"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/809e2d999e2c33e20e77f6bff30652d79c287542","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15186","tags":["web","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/c8d6b01d72c9604e43ee70d0d78fadd54c2d8499","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33"},{"url":"https://github.com/helm/helm","tags":["package"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20203760-1/","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1174219","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1174951","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176752","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176753","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176754","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176755","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177661","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177662","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15106","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15112","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15184","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15185","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15186","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15187","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8565","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8566","tags":["web"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-15186","title":"Improper sanitization of plugin names in Helm","description":"In Helm before versions 2.16.11 and 3.3.2 plugin names are not sanitized properly. As a result, a malicious plugin author could use characters in a plugin name that would result in unexpected behavior, such as duplicating the name of another plugin or spoofing the output to `helm --help`. This issue has been patched in Helm 3.3.2. A possible workaround is to not install untrusted Helm plugins. Examine the `name` field in the `plugin.yaml` file for a plugin, looking for characters outside of the [a-zA-Z0-9._-] range.","status":"published","published":"2020-09-17T21:40:13Z","modified":"2024-08-04T13:08:22.48Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"low","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-20"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:50.545879Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-1132","description":"In Helm before versions 2.16.11 and 3.3.2 plugin names are not sanitized properly. As a result, a malicious plugin author could use characters in a plugin name that would result in unexpected behavior, such as duplicating the name of another plugin or spoofing the output to `helm --help`. This issue has been patched in Helm 3.3.2. A possible workaround is to not install untrusted Helm plugins. Examine the `name` field in the `plugin.yaml` file for a plugin, looking for characters outside of the [a-zA-Z0-9._-] range.","status":"published","published":"2020-09-17T21:40:13Z","modified":"2024-08-04T13:08:22Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"low"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:07:32.55679Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33","title":"Improper Sanitizing of plugin names in helm","description":"### Impact\n\nSecurity researchers at Trail of Bits discovered that plugin names are not sanitized properly. As a result, a malicious plugin author could use characters in a plugin name that would result in unexpected behavior, such as duplicating the name of another plugin or spoofing the output to `helm --help`.\n\n### Specific Go Packages Affected\nhelm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/plugin\n\n### Patches\n\nThis issue has been patched in Helm 3.3.2.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nDo not install untrusted Helm plugins. Examine the `name` field in the `plugin.yaml` file for a plugin, looking for characters outside of the [a-zA-Z0-9._-] range.","status":"published","published":"2021-05-24T16:57:12Z","modified":"2023-10-02T14:09:09Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-20","CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:07.641671Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-15186","description":"In Helm before versions 2.16.11 and 3.3.2 plugin names are not sanitized properly. 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Examine the `name` field in the `plugin.yaml` file for a plugin, looking for characters outside of the [a-zA-Z0-9._-] range.","status":"published","published":"2020-09-17T22:15:12.52Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:56:13.313Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"low","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":2.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"low","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":4,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-20","CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:15.83396Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2020-15186","description":"In Helm before versions 2.16.11 and 3.3.2 plugin names are not sanitized properly. As a result, a malicious plugin author could use characters in a plugin name that would result in unexpected behavior, such as duplicating the name of another plugin or spoofing the output to `helm --help`. This issue has been patched in Helm 3.3.2. A possible workaround is to not install untrusted Helm plugins. Examine the `name` field in the `plugin.yaml` file for a plugin, looking for characters outside of the [a-zA-Z0-9._-] range.","status":"published","published":"2020-09-17T22:15:12.52Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:51:52.658976539Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":2.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"low"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:14.828228Z"},{"id":"GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33","title":"Improper Sanitizing of plugin names in helm","description":"### Impact\n\nSecurity researchers at Trail of Bits discovered that plugin names are not sanitized properly. 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