CVE-2021-31579 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-31579

Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) Hard-Coded Credentials

Vulnerability Description

Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) ships with a hard-coded credential, akkadianuser:haakkadianpassword. 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).

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Cale Black, Ryan Villarreal, and Jonathan Peterson of Rapid7

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Provisioning Manager Engine (PME)
Vulnerable Versions:
4.50.18

Timeline

Official Publish: July 22nd, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-798

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1098 Account Manipulation
Privilege Escalation