Vulnerability · Published Sep 29, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2022-51019Akaunting before 2.1.31 OS Command Injection via app alias
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity OS command injection in akaunting from akaunting. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- Patch Commit patch
- akaunting 2.1.31 Release Notes release-notes
- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/2.1.30/app/Jobs/Install/InstallModule.php#L37-L39 technical-description
- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/2.1.30/app/Jobs/Install/FinishUpdate.php#L45-L47 technical-description
- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Akaunting before 2.1.31 OS Command Injection via app alias third-party-advisory