CVE-2026-35205 (GCVE-0-2026-35205)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-09 15:06
Modified
2026-04-09 16:05
CWE
  • CWE-636 - Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open')
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
helm helm Version: >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.4
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