{"id":76001,"date":"2025-09-19T17:04:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:04:31","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:14:53","slug":"cve-2025-59359-high-risk-chaos-controller-manager-cleantcs-os-command-injection-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59359-high-risk-chaos-controller-manager-cleantcs-os-command-injection-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-59359: High Risk Chaos Controller Manager cleanTcs OS Command Injection Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-59359, that affects the Chaos Controller Manager, specifically the cleanTcs mutation function. This vulnerability allows for Operating System (OS) command injection, posing a severe threat to system integrity and data confidentiality. Coupled with the CVE-2025-59358 vulnerability, an unauthenticated in-cluster attacker can perform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0074-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83657\">remote code execution<\/a> across the cluster. Given its severity and potential impacts, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5060-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-bravis-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85264\">vulnerability is a cause for concern for all users<\/a> of the affected products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-59359<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9253-stack-based-buffer-overflow-on-linksys-wi-fi-range-extenders-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84294\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2071825212\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Chaos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28041-access-control-vulnerability-in-itranswarp-up-to-version-2-19\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86003\">Controller Manager | All versions<\/a> prior to the patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability resides in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8309-improper-privilege-management-vulnerability-in-manageengine-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85074\">cleanTcs mutation function of the Chaos Controller<\/a> Manager. The flaw allows for command injection, a type of attack where the attacker can control the OS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57771-arbitrary-command-execution-vulnerability-in-roo-code-ai\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84851\">commands that the system executes<\/a>. When coupled with the CVE-2025-59358 vulnerability, this command injection flaw enables <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22403-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery-cc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83934\">remote code execution<\/a> across the cluster, even by unauthenticated in-cluster attackers. In essence, the attackers gain the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52353-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-badaso-cms-2-9-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83994\">execute arbitrary<\/a> commands at the system level, leading to a complete system compromise and potential data leak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-340493035\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/cleanTcs HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;command&quot;: &quot;; rm -rf \/ ;&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the malicious command &#8220;; rm -rf \/ ;&#8221; injected into the cleanTcs mutation function would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9048-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-wptobe-memberships-plugin-in-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85221\">delete all files<\/a> in the system if executed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch as soon as it becomes available. Until then, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as temporary mitigation. However, these are not foolproof and do not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58280-object-heap-address-exposure-vulnerability-in-ark-ets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87327\">address the root cause of the vulnerability<\/a>. Therefore, applying the vendor patch should be the priority for all users of the affected products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-59359, that affects the Chaos Controller Manager, specifically the cleanTcs mutation function. This vulnerability allows for Operating System (OS) command injection, posing a severe threat to system integrity and data confidentiality. Coupled with the CVE-2025-59358 vulnerability, an unauthenticated in-cluster attacker can perform [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[78,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-76001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-injection","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76001"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80157,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76001\/revisions\/80157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76001"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=76001"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=76001"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=76001"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=76001"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=76001"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=76001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}