CVE-2021-31581CWE-269

Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) Shell Escape via 'vi' editor interface

High · published July 22, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
66.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.9 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01159 · 66.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2021-07-22T18:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 JUL 18:27Z
    Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) Shell Escape via 'vi' editor interface
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