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Current status

supported

Supported version lines, end-of-life status, and latest releases for Helm — derived from official vendor sources, not third-party EOL aggregators.

Helm is the package manager for Kubernetes, packaging charts that describe related Kubernetes resources and supporting install, upgrade, and rollback workflows.

Security: 12 tracked advisories. Details below — lifecycle and vulnerability status are separate.

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Version lines

44

Supported

44

EOL lines

0

Latest stable

4.2.4

2026-08-13

Releases tracked

171

At a glance

Latest release

4.2.4

Line 4.2

Recommended support line

4.2

standard support

Status

STANDARD SUPPORT

Newest supported: 4.2

EOL

Not published

Exact date not officially published

Recommended line: 4.2 (newest supported line with lowest lifecycle risk — not blindly “latest”).

Supported versions

44 currently supported release lines.

Version lineLifecycleLatest releaseReleasedEOLRisk
4.2
standard supportlow
4.2.42026-08-13Not officially publishedlow
4.1
standard supportlow
4.1.42026-04-09Not officially publishedlow
4.0
standard supportlow
4.0.52026-01-14Not officially publishedlow
3.21
standard supportlow
3.21.42026-08-14Not officially publishedlow
3.20
standard supportlow
3.20.22026-04-09Not officially publishedlow
3.19
standard supportlow
3.19.52026-01-15Not officially publishedlow
3.18
standard supportlow
3.18.62025-08-19Not officially publishedlow
3.17
standard supportlow
3.17.42025-07-16Not officially publishedlow
3.16
standard supportlow
3.16.42024-12-16Not officially publishedlow
3.15
standard supportlow
3.15.42024-08-14Not officially publishedlow
3.14
standard supportlow
3.14.42024-04-10Not officially publishedlow
3.13
standard supportlow
3.13.32023-12-13Not officially publishedlow
3.12
standard supportlow
3.12.32023-08-10Not officially publishedlow
3.11
standard supportlow
3.11.32023-04-12Not officially publishedlow
3.10
standard supportlow
3.10.32022-12-14Not officially publishedlow
3.9
standard supportlow
3.9.42022-08-24Not officially publishedlow
3.8
standard supportlow
3.8.22022-04-13Not officially publishedlow
3.7
standard supportlow
3.7.22021-12-08Not officially publishedlow
3.6
standard supportlow
3.6.32021-07-14Not officially publishedlow
3.5
standard supportlow
3.5.42021-04-14Not officially publishedlow
3.4
standard supportlow
3.4.22020-12-09Not officially publishedlow
3.3
standard supportlow
3.3.42020-09-22Not officially publishedlow
3.2
standard supportlow
3.2.42020-06-15Not officially publishedlow
3.1
standard supportlow
3.1.32020-04-22Not officially publishedlow
3.0
standard supportlow
3.0.32020-01-29Not officially publishedlow
2.17
standard supportlow
2.17.02020-10-26Not officially publishedlow
2.16
standard supportlow
2.16.122020-09-18Not officially publishedlow
2.15
standard supportlow
2.15.22019-10-29Not officially publishedlow
2.14
standard supportlow
2.14.32019-07-30Not officially publishedlow
2.13
standard supportlow
2.13.12019-03-21Not officially publishedlow
2.12
standard supportlow
2.12.32019-01-22Not officially publishedlow
2.11
standard supportlow
2.11.02018-09-25Not officially publishedlow
2.10
standard supportlow
2.10.02018-08-17Not officially publishedlow
2.9
standard supportlow
2.9.12018-05-14Not officially publishedlow
2.8
standard supportlow
2.8.22018-03-09Not officially publishedlow
2.7
standard supportlow
2.7.22017-11-16Not officially publishedlow
2.6
standard supportlow
2.6.22017-10-04Not officially publishedlow
2.5
standard supportlow
2.5.12017-07-25Not officially publishedlow
2.4
standard supportlow
2.4.22017-05-18Not officially publishedlow
2.3
standard supportlow
2.3.12017-04-13Not officially publishedlow
2.2
standard supportlow
2.2.32017-03-16Not officially publishedlow
2.1
standard supportlow
2.1.32016-12-22Not officially publishedlow
2.0
standard supportlow
2.0.22016-12-06Not officially publishedlow
1.2
standard supportlow
1.2.12016-03-11Not officially publishedlow

Lifecycle overview

Support windows from official lifecycle periods. Empty segments mean no dated period for that phase.

  • 4.2standard support
    standard support
  • 4.1standard support
    standard support
  • 4.0standard support
    standard support
  • 3.21standard support
    standard support
  • 3.20standard support
    standard support
  • 3.19standard support
    standard support
  • 3.18standard support
    standard support
  • 3.17standard support
    standard support
  • 3.16standard support
    standard support
  • 3.15standard support
    standard support
  • 3.14standard support
    standard support
  • 3.13standard support
    standard support
  • 3.12standard support
    standard support
  • 3.11standard support
    standard support
  • 3.10standard support
    standard support
  • 3.9standard support
    standard support

Showing 16 of 44 lines with lifecycle periods. See the directory below for the full list.

Known vulnerabilities

Recent OSV.dev advisories mapped to this product. CVSS/CWE from NVD and known-exploited status from CISA KEV when available. CompatHub is not the original vulnerability authority.

  • CVE-2026-63308

    Helm Files.Lines Denial of Service via Empty Chart Files

    Affected:
    <=4.2.3
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory
  • CVE-2026-35206

    Helm Chart extraction output directory collapse via `Chart.yaml` name dot-segment

    Affected:
    >=4.0.0,<4.1.4
    Fixed in:
    4.1.4
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory
  • CVE-2026-35205

    Helm's plugin verification fails open when .prov is missing, allowing unsigned plugin install

    Affected:
    >=4.0.0,<4.1.4
    Fixed in:
    4.1.4
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory
  • CVE-2026-35204

    Helm has a path traversal in plugin metadata version enables arbitrary file write outside Helm plugin directory

    Affected:
    >=4.0.0,<4.1.4
    Fixed in:
    4.1.4
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory
  • CVE-2025-55198

    Helm May Panic Due To Incorrect YAML Content

    Affected:
    <3.18.5
    Fixed in:
    3.18.5
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory
  • CVE-2025-55199

    Helm Charts with Specific JSON Schema Values Can Cause Memory Exhaustion

    Affected:
    <3.18.5
    Fixed in:
    3.18.5
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory
  • CVE-2025-53547

    Helm Chart Dependency Updating With Malicious Chart.yaml Content And Symlink Can Lead To Code Execution

    Affected:
    >=3.18.0,<3.18.4
    Fixed in:
    3.18.4
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory
  • CVE-2025-32386

    Helm Allows A Specially Crafted Chart Archive To Cause Out Of Memory Termination

    Affected:
    <3.17.3
    Fixed in:
    3.17.3
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory
  • CVE-2025-32387

    Helm Allows A Specially Crafted JSON Schema To Cause A Stack Overflow

    Affected:
    <3.17.3
    Fixed in:
    3.17.3
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory
  • CVE-2019-25210
    Affected:
    <3.13.3
    Fixed in:
    3.13.3
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory
  • CVE-2024-26147

    Helm's Missing YAML Content Leads To Panic

    Affected:
    <3.14.2
    Fixed in:
    3.14.2
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory
  • CVE-2024-25620

    Dependency management path traversal in helm

    Affected:
    <3.14.1
    Fixed in:
    3.14.1
    Source:
    OSV source · Advisory

Compare versions

Side-by-side view of the most relevant release lines.

4.24.14.03.21
Statusstandard supportstandard supportstandard supportstandard support
Latest4.2.44.1.44.0.53.21.4
Released2026-08-132026-04-092026-01-142026-08-14
EOLNot officially publishedNot officially publishedNot officially publishedNot officially published
Risklowlowlowlow

Recent releases

Latest release date 2026-08-13 · 2 in last 30 days · 8 in last 90 days

Should I upgrade?

Current versions are supported

The preferred supported release line is Helm 4.2 (standard support).

Data coverage

Version lines
44
Concrete releases
171
Supported lines
44
EOL lines
0
Lifecycle coverage
44/44
EOL coverage
0/44
Provenance coverage
44/44

Data freshness

Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.

Data last checked
2026-08-31
Latest source update
2026-08-31

Sources

First-party and other registered sources contributing release and lifecycle facts.

Version line directory

Complete navigation into detailed version-line pages.

Currently supported

Version lineStatusLatest releaseReleasedEOL
4.2
standard supportlow
4.2.42026-08-13Not officially published
4.1
standard supportlow
4.1.42026-04-09Not officially published
4.0
standard supportlow
4.0.52026-01-14Not officially published
3.21
standard supportlow
3.21.42026-08-14Not officially published
3.20
standard supportlow
3.20.22026-04-09Not officially published
3.19
standard supportlow
3.19.52026-01-15Not officially published
3.18
standard supportlow
3.18.62025-08-19Not officially published
3.17
standard supportlow
3.17.42025-07-16Not officially published
3.16
standard supportlow
3.16.42024-12-16Not officially published
3.15
standard supportlow
3.15.42024-08-14Not officially published
3.14
standard supportlow
3.14.42024-04-10Not officially published
3.13
standard supportlow
3.13.32023-12-13Not officially published
3.12
standard supportlow
3.12.32023-08-10Not officially published
3.11
standard supportlow
3.11.32023-04-12Not officially published
3.10
standard supportlow
3.10.32022-12-14Not officially published
3.9
standard supportlow
3.9.42022-08-24Not officially published
3.8
standard supportlow
3.8.22022-04-13Not officially published
3.7
standard supportlow
3.7.22021-12-08Not officially published
3.6
standard supportlow
3.6.32021-07-14Not officially published
3.5
standard supportlow
3.5.42021-04-14Not officially published
3.4
standard supportlow
3.4.22020-12-09Not officially published
3.3
standard supportlow
3.3.42020-09-22Not officially published
3.2
standard supportlow
3.2.42020-06-15Not officially published
3.1
standard supportlow
3.1.32020-04-22Not officially published
3.0
standard supportlow
3.0.32020-01-29Not officially published
2.17
standard supportlow
2.17.02020-10-26Not officially published
2.16
standard supportlow
2.16.122020-09-18Not officially published
2.15
standard supportlow
2.15.22019-10-29Not officially published
2.14
standard supportlow
2.14.32019-07-30Not officially published
2.13
standard supportlow
2.13.12019-03-21Not officially published
2.12
standard supportlow
2.12.32019-01-22Not officially published
2.11
standard supportlow
2.11.02018-09-25Not officially published
2.10
standard supportlow
2.10.02018-08-17Not officially published
2.9
standard supportlow
2.9.12018-05-14Not officially published
2.8
standard supportlow
2.8.22018-03-09Not officially published
2.7
standard supportlow
2.7.22017-11-16Not officially published
2.6
standard supportlow
2.6.22017-10-04Not officially published
2.5
standard supportlow
2.5.12017-07-25Not officially published
2.4
standard supportlow
2.4.22017-05-18Not officially published
2.3
standard supportlow
2.3.12017-04-13Not officially published
2.2
standard supportlow
2.2.32017-03-16Not officially published
2.1
standard supportlow
2.1.32016-12-22Not officially published
2.0
standard supportlow
2.0.22016-12-06Not officially published
1.2
standard supportlow
1.2.12016-03-11Not officially published