CVE-2025-55199: Helm Charts with Specific JSON Schema Values Can Cause Memory Exhaustion

August 14, 2025

A Helm contributor discovered that it was possible to craft a JSON Schema file in a manner which could cause Helm to use all available memory and have an out of memory (OOM) termination.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-9h84-qmv7-982p
github.com/helm/helm
github.com/helm/helm/commit/b78692c18f0fb38fe5ba4571a674de067a4c53a5
github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-9h84-qmv7-982p
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55199

Code Behaviors & Features

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