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GHSA-JW44-4F3J-Q396

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-03 21:31 – Updated: 2025-06-19 14:29

Withdrawn 2025-06-19

Summary

Withdrawn Advisory: Helm shows secrets in clear text

Details

Withdrawn Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because the issue describes intended behavior and the output is not exposed to unauthorized users. This link has been maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

An issue was discovered in Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Helm. It displays values of secrets when the --dry-run flag is used. This is a security concern in some use cases, such as a --dry-run call by a CI/CD tool. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this behavior was introduced intentionally, and cannot be removed without breaking backwards compatibility (some users may be relying on these values).

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "helm.sh/helm/v3"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.0.0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "3.14.2"
            }
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          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-25210"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-03-05T14:39:00Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-03-03T21:15:49Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Withdrawn Advisory\n\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because the issue describes intended behavior and the output is not exposed to unauthorized users. This link has been maintained to preserve external references.\n\n### Original Description\n\nAn issue was discovered in Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Helm. It displays values of secrets when the --dry-run flag is used. This is a security concern in some use cases, such as a --dry-run call by a CI/CD tool. NOTE: the vendor\u0027s position is that this behavior was introduced intentionally, and cannot be removed without breaking backwards compatibility (some users may be relying on these values).",
  "id": "GHSA-jw44-4f3j-q396",
  "modified": "2025-06-19T14:29:04Z",
  "published": "2024-03-03T21:31:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25210"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/7275"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/helm/helm"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helm.sh/blog/response-cve-2019-25210"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cncf.io/projects/helm"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Withdrawn Advisory: Helm shows secrets in clear text",
  "withdrawn": "2025-06-19T14:29:04Z"
}

CVE-2019-25210 (GCVE-0-2019-25210)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-03 00:00 – Updated: 2024-09-04 17:38 Disputed

Summary

An issue was discovered in Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Helm through 3.13.3. It displays values of secrets when the --dry-run flag is used. This is a security concern in some use cases, such as a --dry-run call by a CI/CD tool. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this behavior was introduced intentionally, and cannot be removed without breaking backwards compatibility (some users may be relying on these values). Also, it is not the Helm Project's responsibility if a user decides to use --dry-run within a CI/CD environment whose output is visible to unauthorized persons.

Severity

9.1 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-08-19 19:38 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/7275
https://www.cncf.io/projects/helm/
https://helm.sh/blog/response-cve-2019-25210/

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
helm	helm	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.13.3 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm::::::::

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