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Status published
High
CVE-2021-3100
Log4j hot patch package privilege escalation
Vulnerability 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 Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Yuval Avrahami, Palo Alto Networks
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 19th, 2022
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H