Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Log4j hot patch package privilege escalation
CVE-2021-3100
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.1
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:0.36%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-250 ↗CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch | unspecified < 1.1-13 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.361%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2021-01-07T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2022-04-19T22:15:19 |
| Patch Date | 2022-04-19 |
| Last Updated | 2024-09-16T16:48:29 |
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