RCE in Chaos-mesh Chaos_mesh

CVE-2025-59360

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.028 (85.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-59360?
CVE-2025-59360 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Chaos-mesh Chaos_mesh, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-59360?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-59360 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.