VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-3100

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-04-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@paloaltonetworks.com: CWE-250
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-269

Primary references