CVE-2021-31580 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-31580

Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) Shell Escape via 'exec' command

Vulnerability Description

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).

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:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration