chaos-mesh up to 2.7.2 Chaos Controller Manager missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in chaos-mesh up to 2.7.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Chaos Controller Manager. This manipulation causes missing authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-59358. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in chaos-mesh up to 2.7.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Chaos Controller Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-59358 since 09/12/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-29175). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/12/2025 CVE reserved
09/15/2025 +3 days Advisory disclosed
09/15/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-59358 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59358
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323899
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2025 14:49
Updated: 09/16/2025 00:33
Changes: 09/15/2025 14:49 (64), 09/16/2025 00:33 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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