CVE-2021-3100CWE-250

Log4j hot patch package privilege escalation

High · published April 19, 2022

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00367 · 29.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-250 · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Published
2022-04-19T22:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 APR 22:15Z
    Log4j hot patch package privilege escalation
    cvelistv5