CVE-2026-45131 Code injection in helm-charts
Attackers can exfiltrate secrets and execute code via fork pull requests due to insecure GitHub Actions workflow configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-45131?
CVE-2026-45131 is a critical code injection vulnerability in CloudPirates-io helm-charts, published on 1 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CloudPirates Open Source Helm Charts is a collection of Helm charts. Prior to commit fcf9302, a GitHub Actions workflow (pull-request.yaml) executes attacker-controlled code from fork pull requests in a privileged context, exposing repository secrets including Docker Hub credentials and tokens without requiring maintainer approval. This issue has been patched via commit fcf9302.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45131?
How do I fix CVE-2026-45131?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-45131 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-45131 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45131 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c47r-c7gw-cvph.