RCE in Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (Pme)
CVE-2021-31580
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).
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (87.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/06/08/akkadian-provisioning-manager-multiple-vuln… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-31580?
- CVE-2021-31580 is a high-severity vulnerability in Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (Pme), classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2021-07-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-31580?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.