CVE-2026-35205highCWE-347CWE-636

CVE-2026-35205: high-severity vulnerability in helm

Helm's plugin verification fails open when .prov is missing, allowing unsigned plugin install

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21Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 8.4epss 0.2%
Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. From 4.0.0 to 4.1.3, Helm will install plugins missing provenance (.prov file) when signature verification is required. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.1.4.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
helm · helm
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