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CVE-2021-31581: Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) Shell Escape via 'vi' editor interface

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-07-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

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).

Affected products

• Akkadianlabs Ova Appliance: before 3.0 — fixed in 3.0
• Akkadianlabs Provisioning Manager: from 3.0.0 before 3.3.0.314-4a349e0; from 4.0.0 before 5.0.2 — fixed in 3.3.0.314-4a349e0, 5.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Akkadianlabs Ova Appliance 3.0; Akkadianlabs Provisioning Manager 3.3.0.314-4a349e0, 5.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/06/08/akkadian-provisioning-manager-multiple-vulnerabilities-disclosure/
• https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/06/08/akkadian-provisioning-manager-multiple-vulnerabilities-disclosure/

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