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CVE-2025-59836: github.com/siderolabs/omni · Omni is Vulnerable to DoS via Empty Create/Update Resource Requests

Affects github.com/siderolabs/omniSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-59836· Medium 5.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 1.1.5 when convenient.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 18:23 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.1.5, 1.0.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade github.com/siderolabs/omni to 1.1.5; github.com/siderolabs/omni to 1.0.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Gogithub.com/siderolabs/omniAffected
  • >=1.1.0-beta.0 <1.1.5
Fixed in
  • 1.1.5
Gogithub.com/siderolabs/omniAffected
  • <1.0.2
Fixed in
  • 1.0.2

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AI-suggested

A patch is available in versions 1.1.5 and 1.0.2 that adds nil checks on the resource and its Metadata field in the isSensitiveSpec function to prevent the nil pointer dereference. Users should upgrade to these fixed versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation is required if the patch is applied.

Description

CVE-2025-59836 is a denial of service vulnerability in the Omni Resource Service caused by a nil pointer dereference. Unauthenticated users can trigger a server panic by sending empty create or update resource requests to the API endpoints. The root cause is missing nil checks on the resource's Metadata field before accessing its Version property, leading to a segmentation fault and server crash.

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