Privilege escalation in Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (Pme)
CVE-2021-31581
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).
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/06/08/akkadian-provisioning-manager-multiple-vuln… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-31581?
- CVE-2021-31581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (Pme), classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2021-07-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-31581?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-31581 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.