VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-31581

CVSS score7.9 HIGH
EPSS probability1.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-07-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

The restricted shell provided by Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) can be escaped by abusing the 'Edit MySQL Configuration' command. This command launches a standard vi editor interface which can then be escaped. This issue was resolved in Akkadian OVA appliance version 3.0 (and later), Akkadian Provisioning Manager 5.0.2 (and later), and Akkadian Appliance Manager 3.3.0.314-4a349e0 (and later).

Weakness classification

  • cve@rapid7.com: CWE-269
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-312

Primary references