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High · 8.7 CVE-2021-31580 EUVD-2021-18474GHSA-8892-4233-8xfv

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

Published Jul 22, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024 · Assigned by rapid7

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).

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) 4.50.18 – ≤ 4.50.18 —

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