CVE-2025-59361: Chaos Controller Manager is vulnerable to OS command injection
The cleanIptables mutation in Chaos Controller Manager is vulnerable to OS command injection. In conjunction with CVE-2025-59358, this allows unauthenticated in-cluster attackers to perform remote code execution across the cluster.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2gcv-3qpf-c5qr
- 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-2025-59361
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