{"id":"CVE-2021-31581","aliases":["EUVD-2021-18475","GHSA-rcqq-fm3c-9r79"],"status":"published","title":"Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) Shell Escape via 'vi' editor interface","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).","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.01159,"percentile":0.67567,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-269","CWE-312"],"published":"2021-07-22T18:27:19Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:52:02Z","exploits":[{"source":"nuclei","id":"CVE-2021-31581","title":"Akkadian Provisioning Manager - Information Disclosure","type":"detection template","url":"https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-31581.yaml"}],"products":[{"vendor":"akkadian","product":"provisioning manager engine (pme)"},{"vendor":"akkadianlabs","product":"ova_appliance"},{"vendor":"akkadianlabs","product":"provisioning_manager"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/06/08/akkadian-provisioning-manager-multiple-vulnerabilities-disclosure/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31581"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rcqq-fm3c-9r79"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-31581","title":"Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) Shell Escape via 'vi' editor interface","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).","status":"published","published":"2021-07-22T18:27:19Z","modified":"2024-08-03T23:03:33.468Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:05.331617Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-18475","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. 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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).","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T19:08:55Z","modified":"2023-01-30T05:00:56Z","cwes":["CWE-312"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:46:18.181654Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"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).","status":"published","published":"2021-07-22T19:15:08.953Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:52:02.137Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":4.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":2.1,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"low","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-269","CWE-312"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:56.185362Z"}]}}