{"id":"CVE-2020-15184","aliases":["BIT-helm-2020-15184","GHSA-9vp5-m38w-j776"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2020-15184","summary":"Aliases are never checked in helm","details":"### Impact\n\nDuring a security audit of Helm's code base, security researchers at Trail of Bits identified a bug in which the `alias` field on a `Chart.yaml` is not properly sanitized. This could lead to the injection of unwanted information into a chart.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis issue has been patched in Helm 3.3.2 and 2.16.11\n\n### Specific Go Packages Affected\nhelm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chartutil\n\n### Workarounds\n\nManually review the `dependencies` field of any untrusted chart, verifying that the `alias` field is either not used, or (if used) does not contain newlines or path characters.","published":"2020-09-17T21:15:17.550Z","modified":"2026-07-09T11:34:06.716818Z","cvss":{"score":2.7,"severity":"LOW","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"helm.sh/helm/v3","fixedVersion":"3.3.2"},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"helm.sh/helm","fixedVersion":"2.16.11"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/e7c281564d8306e1dcf8023d97f972449ad74850","label":"helm/helm@e7c2815"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-9vp5-m38w-j776"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/e7c281564d8306e1dcf8023d97f972449ad74850"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15184"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/6aab63765f99050b115f0aec3d6350c85e8da946"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-09T11:34:06.716818Z"}}