{"cve":"CVE-2020-4053","nvd":{"published":"2020-06-16T22:15:10.597","modified":"2026-06-17T03:19:29.950","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":6.8},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/0ad800ef43d3b826f31a5ad8dfbb4fe05d143688","https://github.com/helm/helm/releases/tag/v3.2.4","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"],"products":["helm:helm"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:05:42.039641217+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-4053","score":0.01458,"percentile":0.73533,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-qq3j-xp49-j73f","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qq3j-xp49-j73f","summary":"Plugin archive directory traversal in Helm","modified":"2026-07-08T06:00:15.958618960Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"helm.sh/helm/v3","purl":"pkg:golang/helm.sh/helm/v3","ranges":[">=3.0.0 <3.2.4"],"fixed":["3.2.4"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}