CVE-2025-59361 (GCVE-0-2025-59361)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-15 11:41 – Updated: 2025-09-15 20:35
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Summary
The cleanIptables 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.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.7.2 (custom)
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