CVE-2021-3100 | BDVDB-2026-174397 Detail

Amazon Web Serviceslog4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch

Description#

The Apache Log4j hotpatch package before log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-13 didn’t mimic the permissions of the JVM being patched, allowing it to escalate privileges.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-04-19Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2022-04-19
Last modified: 2024-09-16

Vendor information

Vendor: Amazon Web Services
Product: log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch

All Amazon Web Services vulnerabilities

Score

8.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 30.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 1.1-13
Fixed
1.1-13

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).