CVE-2025-59361: OS command injection in Chaos Mesh via the cleanIptables mutation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-59361 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in chaos-mesh chaos_mesh. EPSS estimates a 3.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 15-09-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-09-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.12 pp
From 3.27% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (jfrog.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chaos-mesh1 product
- chaos_mesh< 2.7.3
Github.com/chaos-mesh1 product
- chaos-mesh< 2.7.3 | All versions (No fix recorded)
2 vendors · 2 products
