9.8

CVE-2025-59359: OS command injection in Chaos Mesh via the cleanTcs mutation

Analyzed
AliasesGHSA-369h-6j28-wwcgGO-2025-3952
Published 15-09-2025Last modified 15-09-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-59359 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in chaos-mesh chaos_mesh. EPSS estimates a 3.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
3.03%
0%100%
Low · +0.10 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15564-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1SUSE-SU-2025:03289-1

Timeline

  1. 15-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-09-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The cleanTcs 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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.10 pp

From 2.93% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (jfrog.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chaos-mesh1 product
Github.com/chaos-mesh1 product
  • chaos-mesh< 2.7.3 | All versions (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

6 links