Add compliance plugin with CVE analysis command

[chiragkyal]

Description

New compliance plugin providing AI-powered CVE vulnerability analysis for Go projects with multi-level confidence assessment.

Command: /compliance:analyze-cve <CVE-ID>

Key Features

• Fetches CVE details from NVD, MITRE, and Go Vulnerability Database
• Multi-level verification (dependency check → static analysis → govulncheck → call graph reachability)
• Generates reports with confidence levels (HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW)
• Provides exact remediation commands
• Optionally applies fixes with approval
• Falls back to user-provided info when CVE info can not be reached

Example

/compliance:analyze-cve CVE-2024-45338

[chiragkyal]

/cc @stbenjam

[chiragkyal]

An Example

> /compliance:analyse-cve is running… CVE-2025-53547

⏺ I'll analyze your Go codebase for CVE-2025-53547. Let me start by gathering information about this vulnerability and then checking if your code is affected.

⏺ Fetch(https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53547)
  ⎿  Received 67.3KB (200 OK)

⏺ Fetch(https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-53547)
  ⎿  Received 524 bytes (301 Moved Permanently)

⏺ Fetch(https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53547)
  ⎿  Received 861 bytes (200 OK)

⏺ Fetch(https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-557j-xg8c-q2mm)
  ⎿  Received 192.5KB (200 OK)

⏺ Good! I've gathered comprehensive information about CVE-2025-53547. Now let me analyze your codebase to determine if it's affected.

⏺ Read(go.mod)
  ⎿  Read 305 lines

⏺ Bash(go list -m all | grep -i helm)
  ⎿  go: can't compute 'all' using the vendor directory
     	(Use -mod=mod or -mod=readonly to bypass.)

⏺ Bash(go list -mod=mod -m all | grep -i helm)
  ⎿  helm.sh/helm/v3 v3.17.3

⏺ Perfect! I can see that your codebase uses helm.sh/helm/v3 v3.17.3, which is vulnerable to CVE-2025-53547. Now let me perform deeper analysis to check if the vulnerable code is
  actually being used.

⏺ Bash(command -v govulncheck)
  ⎿  /Users/ckyal/go/bin/govulncheck

⏺ Search(pattern: "helm\.sh/helm/v3", glob: "*.go")
  ⎿  Found 115 files (ctrl+o to expand)

⏺ Excellent! I can see Helm is extensively used in this codebase. Now let me run govulncheck to get a comprehensive vulnerability analysis, and then search for specific usage of the
   vulnerable functionality.

⏺ Bash(mkdir -p .work/compliance/analyse-cve/CVE-2025-53547)
  ⎿  (No content)

⏺ Bash(govulncheck -json ./... 2>&1 | tee .work/compliance/analyse-cve/CVE-2025-53547/govulncheck-output.json)
  ⎿  {
       "config": {
         "protocol_version": "v1.0.0",
     … +16 lines (ctrl+o to expand)

⏺ The govulncheck scan has an issue with C dependencies. Let me try an alternative approach and search for specific usage of the vulnerable Helm dependency management functionality.

⏺ Search(pattern: "downloader\.Manager|dependency\.Update|Chart\.lock", path: "internal", glob: "*.go", output_mode: "content")
  ⎿  Found 1 line (ctrl+o to expand)

⏺ Bash(go list -mod=mod -json -m helm.sh/helm/v3 | grep -E '(Version|Path|Replace)')
  ⎿  	"Path": "helm.sh/helm/v3"
     	"Version": "v3.17.3",
     	"GoVersion": "1.23.0",

⏺ Perfect! I found a critical usage of the vulnerable code. Let me examine that file more closely:

⏺ Read(internal/plugins/helm/v1/chartutil/chart.go)
  ⎿  Read 25 lines

⏺ This is critical! The code directly uses downloader.Manager and calls man.Build() which is the vulnerable function mentioned in the CVE. Let me search for where this function is
  called:

⏺ Search(pattern: "fetchChartDependencies", path: "~/go/src/github.com/chiragkyal/ocp-release-operator-sdk", glob: "*.go", output_mode: "content")
  ⎿  Found 2 lines (ctrl+o to expand)

⏺ Read(internal/plugins/helm/v1/chartutil/chart.go)
  ⎿  Read 50 lines

⏺ Let me find where this is called from and check the call chain:

⏺ Read(internal/plugins/helm/v1/chartutil/chart.go)
  ⎿  Read 35 lines

⏺ Search(pattern: "CreateChart", path: "internal", glob: "*.go")
  ⎿  Found 0 files

⏺ Search(pattern: "ScaffoldChart", path: "internal", glob: "*.go", output_mode: "content")
  ⎿  Found 4 lines (ctrl+o to expand)

⏺ Bash(command -v callgraph)
  ⎿  /Users/ckyal/go/bin/callgraph

⏺ Perfect! Now let me check the API scaffolding usage:

⏺ Read(internal/plugins/helm/v1/scaffolds/api.go)
  ⎿  Read 30 lines

⏺ Now I have enough evidence. Let me complete the analysis and generate the comprehensive report:

⏺ Write(.work/compliance/analyse-cve/CVE-2025-53547/report.md)
  ⎿  Wrote 579 lines to .work/compliance/analyse-cve/CVE-2025-53547/report.md
     # CVE-2025-53547 Security Analysis Report
     **Analysis Date:** 2025-10-31
     **Analyzed Project:** github.com/chiragkyal/ocp-release-operator-sdk
     **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-53547
     **Scanner:** Manual analysis + govulncheck v1.1.4
     ---
     ## Executive Summary
     … +569 lines (ctrl+o to expand)

⏺ Analysis Complete

  I've completed a comprehensive security analysis for CVE-2025-53547 affecting your codebase. Here's the summary:

  🚨 CRITICAL VULNERABILITY FOUND

  Verdict: Your codebase IS AFFECTED by CVE-2025-53547 with HIGH confidence.

  Key Findings

  1. Vulnerable Dependency Confirmed
    - Package: helm.sh/helm/v3 v3.17.3 (go.mod:34)
    - Vulnerable range: ≤ 3.17.3
    - Fixed versions: 3.17.4, 3.18.4+
  2. Vulnerable Code Path Identified
    - Location: internal/plugins/helm/v1/chartutil/chart.go:186-193
    - Function: fetchChartDependencies() directly calls downloader.Manager.Build()
    - This is the exact vulnerable function mentioned in the CVE
  3. Attack Vector
    - Triggered during operator-sdk create api --helm-chart=<chart> commands
    - Malicious chart with crafted Chart.yaml + symlinked Chart.lock → code execution
    - Affects development workflows and CI/CD pipelines

  CVE Details

  - CVSS Score: 8.5-8.6 (HIGH)
  - CWE: CWE-94 (Code Injection)
  - Impact: Local code execution
  - Requires: User interaction (running scaffolding command)

  Immediate Remediation

  # Update Helm to patched version
  go get helm.sh/helm/[email protected]
  go mod tidy

  # Verify update
  go list -m helm.sh/helm/v3
  # Expected: helm.sh/helm/v3 v3.17.4

  # Test compatibility
  go build ./...
  go test ./...

  Full Report

  A comprehensive report has been generated at:
  .work/compliance/analyse-cve/CVE-2025-53547/report.md

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/approve

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