Helm 2.16
Current status
Helm 2.16 is currently in standard support.
Official lifecycle source: Helm GitHub Releases
- Support phase
- standard support
- End of life
- Not officially published
- Latest release
- 2.16.12
- Released
- 18 Sept 2020
At a glance
- Version line
- 2.16
- Initial release
- 6 Nov 2019
- Lifecycle phase
- standard support
- Latest stable
- 2.16.12
- Latest release date
- 18 Sept 2020
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Risk
- low
- Releases tracked
- 13
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
6 Nov 2019
standard supportcurrent
6 Nov 2019 → —
Source: Helm GitHub Releases
Helm 2.16 is currently in standard support.
Security
Advisories affecting Helm 2.16 (OSV.dev evidence). Known exploited status, due dates, and ransomware use from CISA KEV when matched.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 9
- Known exploited
- 0
- Highest CVSS
- —
- CVE-2026-63308
Helm Files.Lines Denial of Service via Empty Chart Files
- Affected:
- <=4.2.3
- 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-2025-32386
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
- CVE-2021-32690
- Affected:
- <3.6.1
- Fixed in:
- 3.6.1
- Source:
- OSV source · Advisory
Latest release
Previous releases
2.16.11
17 Sept 2020
2.16.10
12 Aug 2020
2.16.9
16 Jun 2020
Release history
13 concrete releases tracked for this line.
| Version | Release date | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.16.12 | 18 Sept 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.16.11 | 17 Sept 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.16.10 | 12 Aug 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.16.9 | 16 Jun 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.16.8 | 10 Jun 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.16.7 | 5 May 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.16.6 | 14 Apr 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.16.5 | 26 Mar 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.16.4 | 23 Mar 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.16.3 | 13 Feb 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.16.2 | 13 Feb 2020 | stable | Source |
| 2.16.1 | 12 Nov 2019 | stable | Source |
| 2.16.0 | 6 Nov 2019 | stable | Source |
Release activity
- Total releases
- 13
- Last 30 days
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 0
- Avg. interval
- ~26 days
- Most recent
- 18 Sept 2020
Should I use this version?
Suitable for new deployments
Helm 2.16 is currently supported (standard support).
Upgrade options
Newer supported Helm version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.
You are on Helm 2.16
Supported
Supported upgrade options
- Helm 4.2Upgrade planner →Supported· 2 major versions newer
- Helm 4.1Upgrade planner →Supported· 2 major versions newer
- Helm 4.0Upgrade planner →Supported· 2 major versions newer
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Sources
Where this information comes from.
Lifecycle sources
- Helm GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://api.github.com/repos/helm/helm/releases
Last verified 31 Aug 2026
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitiesfirst party
Official source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Verification time not recorded
- NVD (NIST)first party
Official source: https://nvd.nist.gov
Verification time not recorded
- OSV.devfirst party
Official source: https://osv.dev
Verification time not recorded
Release sources
- Helm GitHub Releasesfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://api.github.com/repos/helm/helm/releases
Last verified 31 Aug 2026
Data coverage
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Releases tracked
- 13
- Lifecycle periods
- 1
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Provenance records
- 2
- Data last checked
- 31 Aug 2026
- Latest source update
- 31 Aug 2026
EOL: Not officially published