CVE-2025-59358 Denial of Service via Unauthorized Access to Chaos Mesh debugging server
Attackers can cause cluster-wide denial of service by accessing an unauthenticated debugging server to kill arbitrary processes in Kubernetes pods.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-59358?
CVE-2025-59358 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in chaos-mesh:chaos_mesh, published on 15 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59358?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh Go | All versions | None |
github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh Go | All versions | 2.7.3 |
github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh Go | All versions | 2.7.3 |
Products include Chaos-Mesh Chaos Mesh.
How do I fix CVE-2025-59358?
Upgrade github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh to 2.7.3 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-59358 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59358 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in chaos-mesh:chaos_mesh
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2gg8-85m5-8r2p, GO-2025-3951.