{"schema_version":"1.9.0","id":"CVE-2025-55198","published":"2025-08-13T23:23:56.780Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:09.354167917Z","aliases":["BIT-helm-2025-55198","GHSA-f9f8-9pmf-xv68","GO-2025-3888"],"related":["CGA-gh4w-vw29-v29x","openSUSE-SU-2025:15469-1","openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1"],"summary":"Helm May Panic Due To Incorrect YAML Content","details":"Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. Prior to version 3.18.5, when parsing Chart.yaml and index.yaml files, an improper validation of type error can lead to a panic. This issue has been resolved in Helm 3.18.5. A workaround involves ensuring YAML files are formatted as Helm expects prior to processing them with Helm.","affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/helm/helm","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"b78692c18f0fb38fe5ba4571a674de067a4c53a5"},{"fixed":"ec5f59e2db56533d042a124f5bae54dd87b558e6"}],"database_specific":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","extracted_events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.18.5"}],"source":["CPE_RANGE","REFERENCES"]}}],"versions":["v3.18.4","v3.18.3","v3.18.2","v3.18.1","v3.18.0-rc.2","v3.18.0","v3.18.0-rc.1","v3.12.0-dev.1","v3.0.0-beta.5","v3.0.0-beta.4","v3.0.0-beta.3","v3.0.0-beta.2","v3.0.0-beta.1","v3.0.0-alpha.2","v3.0.0-alpha.1","v2.8.0-rc.1","v2.7.0","v2.7.0-rc1","v2.6.0","v2.5.0","v2.4.0","v2.3.0","v2.2.0","v2.1.0","v2.0.0","v2.0.0-rc.2","v2.0.0-rc.1","v2.0.0-beta.2","v2.0.0-beta.1","v2.0.0-alpha.5","v2.0.0-alpha.4","v2.0.0-alpha.2","v2.0.0-alpha.1","1.999.0","v1.2","v1.1","v1.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-55198.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/55xxx/CVE-2025-55198.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-f9f8-9pmf-xv68"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55198"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/ec5f59e2db56533d042a124f5bae54dd87b558e6"}],"database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"GitHub_M","cwe_ids":["CWE-908"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/55xxx/CVE-2025-55198.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}