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Apache Log4j2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV
2021-12-10
Remediation due
2021-12-24
Ransomware
Known use

Required action
For all affected software assets for which updates exist, the only acceptable remediation actions are: 1) Apply updates; OR 2) remove affected assets from agency networks. Temporary mitigations using one of the measures provided at https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ed-22-02-apache-log4j-recommended-mitigation-measures are only acceptable until updates are available.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44228

Description

Apache Log4j2 2.0-beta9 through 2.15.0 (excluding security releases 2.12.2, 2.12.3, and 2.3.1) JNDI features used in configuration, log messages, and parameters do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints. An attacker who can control log messages or log message parameters can execute arbitrary code loaded from LDAP servers when message lookup substitution is enabled. From log4j 2.15.0, this behavior has been disabled by default. From version 2.16.0 (along with 2.12.2, 2.12.3, and 2.3.1), this functionality has been completely removed. Note that this vulnerability is specific to log4j-core and does not affect log4net, log4cxx, or other Apache Logging Services projects.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA10 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableyes
Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

VendorProductAffected versions
Apache Software FoundationApache Log4j2
2.0-beta9 to <log4j-core* (fixed ≥ 2.3.1, 2.12.2, 2.15.0; affected again ≥ 2.4, 2.13.0)

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Record Details

Published
2021-12-10
Last updated
2025-10-21
Assigner (CNA)
apache
Credited to
This issue was discovered by Chen Zhaojun of Alibaba Cloud Security Team.

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