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CVE-2025-59361 is a critical OS command injection vulnerability in the Chaos Controller Manager component of Chaos Mesh, specifically in the GraphQL cleanIptables mutation used to clean up iptables rules after network chaos experiments. The vulnerable code path concatenates attacker-controlled input into a shell command of the form "iptables -F <chain>" and passes it for execution without proper sanitization or validation. Because shell metacharacters are not safely handled, an attacker able to supply the chain parameter can inject arbitrary commands. Public reporting indicates this mutation is reachable through the controller's GraphQL server, and in default vulnerable deployments that server was exposed on an unauthenticated /query endpoint within the cluster. In conjunction with CVE-2025-59358, this flaw can be used by an unauthenticated attacker with in-cluster network access to execute arbitrary commands across the Kubernetes cluster.
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One of four serious Chaos Mesh vulnerabilities in the Chaos Controller Manager GraphQL server caused by inadequate authentication, contributing to potential Kubernetes cluster takeover.
A critical OS command injection vulnerability in Chaos-Mesh that allows in-cluster attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands through GraphQL fault-injection mutations, enabling arbitrary code execution on any pod and facilitating service account token theft and full cluster takeover.
A critical OS command injection vulnerability in Chaos Mesh's Chaos Controller Manager cleanIptables mutation that can enable remote code execution in Kubernetes environments.
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