CVE-2022-51019
Akaunting before 2.1.31 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the module installation and update flow where the alias parameter is passed unvalidated to shell command execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Akaunting before 2.1.31 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the module installation and update flow where the alias parameter is passed unvalidated to shell command execution. Authenticated users with admin panel access can inject shell metacharacters into the alias parameter to execute arbitrary commands on the server.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 1.80% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 1.8% on 30 September 2026 to 1.8% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting
- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/2.1.30/app/Jobs/Install/FinishUpdate.php#L45-L47
- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/2.1.30/app/Jobs/Install/InstallModule.php#L37-L39
- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/commit/a1792327347a56ea575240b58673b2ece44230da
- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/releases/tag/2.1.31
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/akaunting-before-2.1.31-os-command-injection-via-app-alias
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.