CVE-2019-1010275 Helm Improper Certificate Validation

What is CVE-2019-1010275?

CVE-2019-1010275 is a critical vulnerability in helm, published on 17 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

helm Before 2.7.2 is affected by: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation. The impact is: Unauthorized clients could connect to the server because self-signed client certs were aloowed. The component is: helm (many files updated, see https://github.com/helm/helm/pull/3152/files/1096813bf9a425e2aa4ac755b6c991b626dfab50). The attack vector is: A malicious client could connect to the server over the network. The fixed version is: 2.7.2.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010275?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including helm.sh/helm. It affects 1 product.

Products include Helm Helm.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1010275?

Upgrade helm.sh/helm to a fixed version for your release line: 2.7.2 or 2.7.2+incompatible.

Is CVE-2019-1010275 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010275 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-x6r5-vxfg-gq3v, GO-2023-1993, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010275.