Chaos Mesh's Chaos Controller Manager is Missing Authentication for Critical Function
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.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-59358US | —OT elevated | — | ||
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 proce… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-meshPACKAGE
- https://github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh/commit/67281c36f8068bf103149318cd0a466417213a28WEB
- https://github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh/pull/4702WEB
- https://jfrog.com/blog/chaotic-deputy-critical-vulnerabilities-in-chaos-mesh-lead-to-kubernetes-cluster-takeoverWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59358ADVISORY
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