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)

EPSS: 0.030 (86.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.