# CVE-2022-51019: CVE-2022-51019

Status: published. Published: 2026-09-29. Updated: 2026-11-10.

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.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

Not reported in collected sources.

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 8.7 (high); CVSS: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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CVSS 3.1: 8.8 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source NVD SSVC: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

- Weaknesses: CWE-78

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/2.1.30/app/Jobs/Install/FinishUpdate.php#L45-L47 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/2.1.30/app/Jobs/Install/InstallModule.php#L37-L39 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/commit/a1792327347a56ea575240b58673b2ece44230da (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/releases/tag/2.1.31 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/akaunting-before-2.1.31-os-command-injection-via-app-alias (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

## Provenance

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-51019; retrieved 2026-11-10; source updated 2026-11-10

Revision: 64aff500a7ce4d533b0a749c9cc1b6b0675420a4246b2cba022b0d5cb99ca003

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2022-51019

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