CVE-2025-53547

HIGHNVD 8.58.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 71% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
8.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. Prior to 3.18.4, a specially crafted Chart.yaml file along with a specially linked Chart.lock file can lead to local code execution when dependencies are updated. Fields in a Chart.yaml file, that are carried over to a Chart.lock file when dependencies are updated and this file is written, can be crafted in a way that can cause execution if that same content were in a file that is executed (e.g., a bash.rc file or shell script). If the Chart.lock file is symlinked to one of these files updating dependencies will write the lock file content to the symlinked file. This can lead to unwanted execution. Helm warns of the symlinked file but did not stop execution due to symlinking. This issue has been resolved in Helm v3.18.4.

CVSS v3
8.5
EG Score
8.5(medium)
EG Risk
54(Track)
EG Risk 54/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity85% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 8, 2025

Last Modified

September 3, 2025

References (3)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-53547(18)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(19)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatrhacm2/multicluster-operators-subscription-rhel9:17703365542026-02-11redhat
redhatrhacm2/acm-volsync-addon-controller-rhel9:v2.122025-12-03redhat
redhatrhacm2/acm-volsync-addon-controller-rhel9:v2.142025-10-30redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-operator-sdk-rhel8:openshift-enterprise-operator-sdk-container-v4.13.0-202510140119.p2.g8da010a.assembly.stream.el82025-10-23redhat
redhatthanos-receive-controller-container-v2.12.5-32025-10-21redhat
redhatmulticluster-engine-work-container-v2.7.6-32025-10-21redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-olm-catalogd-rhel9:ose-olm-catalogd-container-v4.20.0-202509270025.p2.g881b35e.assembly.stream.el92025-10-21redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-operator-sdk-rhel8:openshift-enterprise-operator-sdk-container-v4.12.0-202510081115.p2.g2900f90.assembly.stream.el82025-10-16redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-operator-sdk-rhel8:openshift-enterprise-operator-sdk-container-v4.15.0-202509151014.p2.g52fc4b9.assembly.stream.el82025-09-25redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-operator-sdk-rhel8:openshift-enterprise-operator-sdk-container-v4.14.0-202509151013.p2.g520d9c8.assembly.stream.el82025-09-25redhat
redhatopenshift4/ztp-site-generate-rhel8:v4.182025-09-23redhat
redhatopenshift4/ztp-site-generate-rhel8:v4.162025-09-23redhat
redhatopenshift4/ztp-site-generate-rhel8:v4.142025-09-23redhat
redhatopenshift4/ztp-site-generate-rhel8:v4.192025-09-23redhat
redhatopenshift4/ztp-site-generate-rhel8:v4.172025-09-23redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-operator-sdk-rhel9:openshift-enterprise-operator-sdk-container-v4.16.0-202509091828.p2.g0fa5db2.assembly.stream.el92025-09-17redhat
redhatthanos-receive-controller-container-v2.13.4-112025-09-17redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-operator-sdk-rhel9:openshift-enterprise-operator-sdk-container-v4.17.0-202509020554.p2.g831a25b.assembly.stream.el92025-09-10redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-operator-sdk-rhel9:openshift-enterprise-operator-sdk-container-v4.18.0-202508201347.p2.gf34bd90.assembly.stream.el92025-09-03redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
helm.sh/helm/v3—3.18.4—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(4)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 34× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCDVKunion/CVE-2025-53547-POC
    First seen Jul 9, 2025

    CVE-2025-53547 one of poc code

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-53547?
CVE-2025-53547 is a high vulnerability published on July 8, 2025. Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. Prior to 3.18.4, a specially crafted Chart.yaml file along with a specially linked Chart.lock file can lead to local code execution when dependencies are updated. Fields in a Chart.yaml file, that are carried over to a Chart.lock file when…
When was CVE-2025-53547 disclosed?
CVE-2025-53547 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2025, with the most recent update on September 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-53547 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-53547 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 70.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-53547?
CVE-2025-53547 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-53547?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-53547, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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