High severity7.9NVD Advisory· Published Jul 22, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-31581
CVE-2021-31581
Description
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).
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Affected products
3- Range: <3.0
before 3.0 (OVA appliance), before 5.0.2 (Provisioning Manager), before 3.3.0.314-4a349e0 (Appliance Manager)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: before 3.0 (OVA appliance), before 5.0.2 (Provisioning Manager), before 3.3.0.314-4a349e0 (Appliance Manager)
- (no CPE)range: 4.50.18
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/06/08/akkadian-provisioning-manager-multiple-vulnerabilities-disclosure/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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