CVE-2021-31580 HIGH

CVE-2021-31580: Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) Shell Escape via 'exec' command

Vendor Akkadian
Product Provisioning Manager Engine (PME)
Weakness CWE-78
Published July 22, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The restricted shell provided by Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) can be bypassed by switching the OpenSSH channel from `shell` to `exec` and providing the ssh client a single execution parameter. 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).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 22, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated