{"schema_version":"1.7.5","id":"GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33","published":"2021-05-24T16:57:12Z","modified":"2026-07-08T06:28:31.540338500Z","aliases":["BIT-helm-2020-15186","CVE-2020-15186"],"summary":"Improper Sanitizing of plugin names in helm","details":"### 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.","affected":[{"package":{"name":"helm.sh/helm/v3","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/helm.sh/helm/v3"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"3.0.0"},{"fixed":"3.3.2"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/05/GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33/GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33.json"}},{"package":{"name":"helm.sh/helm","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/helm.sh/helm"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.16.11"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/05/GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33/GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-m54r-vrmv-hw33"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15186"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/809e2d999e2c33e20e77f6bff30652d79c287542"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/c8d6b01d72c9604e43ee70d0d78fadd54c2d8499"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-20","CWE-74"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2021-05-24T16:45:43Z","nvd_published_at":"2020-09-17T22:15:00Z","severity":"LOW"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N"}]}