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In Helm greater than or equal to 3.0.0 and less than 3.2.4, a path traversal attack is possible when installing Helm plugins from a tar archive over HTTP. It is possible for a malicious plugin author to inject a relative path into a plugin archive, and copy a file outside of the intended directory. This has been fixed in 3.2.4.
NVD Status： Modified ，CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2020-4053
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-4053 is rated Moderate Risk (40.4/100) : CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.46%).Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.05% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest.Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-4053
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
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Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2026-06-15
0.41%
1.46%
+1.05%
2
2025-03-30
1.15%
0.41%
-0.74%
3
2025-03-29
—
1.15%
—
Full EPSS history
(11 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-4053
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
3.7
3.1
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.2
2.5
[email protected]
6.8
3.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
0.9
5.9
[email protected]
8.5
2.0
HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
6.8
10.0
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-4053
GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-4053
GHSA-qq3j-xp49-j73f · Severity: low · Ecosystem: go
— Plugin archive directory traversal in Helm
OS Trackers for CVE-2020-4053
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-4053
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
helm
helm
>= 3.0.0, < 3.2.4
cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2020-4053
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