CVE-2021-31579

Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) Hard-Coded Credentials

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Score

Published: July 22, 2021 at 06:27 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:52 AM UTC

3 products affected across 2 vendorsProvisioning ManagerOva ApplianceProvisioning Manager Engine

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Severity

CRITICAL9.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

Description

Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) ships with a hard-coded credential, akkadianuser:haakkadianpassword. 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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ova Appliance · Akkadianlabs

95%

v < 3.0

Affected range stops below 3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Provisioning Manager · Akkadianlabs

95%

3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.3.0.314-4a349e04.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.2

Affected range stops below 3.3.0.314-4a349e0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Provisioning Manager Engine · Akkadian

60%

4.50.18

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

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

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-798

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