CVE-2025-59358: Chaos Mesh's Chaos Controller Manager is Missing Authentication for Critical Function
The Chaos Controller Manager in Chaos Mesh exposes a GraphQL debugging server without authentication to the entire Kubernetes cluster, which provides an API to kill arbitrary processes in any Kubernetes pod, leading to cluster-wide denial of service.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2gg8-85m5-8r2p
- github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh
- github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh/commit/67281c36f8068bf103149318cd0a466417213a28
- github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh/pull/4702
- jfrog.com/blog/chaotic-deputy-critical-vulnerabilities-in-chaos-mesh-lead-to-kubernetes-cluster-takeover
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59358
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