CVE-2025-55198 – Helm Chart YAML Parsing Type Error Denial of Service

CVE ID : CVE-2025-55198

Published : Aug. 14, 2025, 12:15 a.m. | 18 minutes ago

Description : Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. Prior to version 3.18.5, when parsing Chart.yaml and index.yaml files, an improper validation of type error can lead to a panic. This issue has been resolved in Helm 3.18.5. A workaround involves ensuring YAML files are formatted as Helm expects prior to processing them with Helm.

Severity: 6.5 | MEDIUM

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