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GHSA-XV9F-728H-9JGV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-15 12:31 – Updated: 2025-09-15 21:07

Summary

Chaos Controller Manager is vulnerable to OS command injection

Details

The killProcesses 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.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2025-59360 (GCVE-0-2025-59360)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-15 11:40 – Updated: 2025-09-15 20:34

Title

OS command injection in Chaos Mesh via the killProcesses mutation

Summary

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-09-15 20:34 UTC

CWE

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Assigner

JFROG CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 66 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh/pull/4702
https://jfrog.com/blog/chaotic-deputy-critical-vu…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
		Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.7.2 (custom)

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