// For flags

CVE-2022-0070

Log4j hot patch package privilege escalation

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3100. The Apache Log4j hotpatch package starting with log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-16 will now explicitly mimic the Linux capabilities and cgroups of the target Java process that the hotpatch is applied to.

Una corrección incompleta para CVE-2021-3100. El paquete hotpatch de Apache Log4j que comienza con log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-16, ahora imitará explícitamente las capacidades de Linux y los cgroups del proceso Java de destino al que es aplicado el hotpatch

*Credits: Yuval Avrahami, Palo Alto Networks
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-12-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-04-19 CVE Published
  • 2023-11-10 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-17 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Amazon
Search vendor "Amazon"
 Log4jhotpatch
Search vendor "Amazon" for product "Log4jhotpatch"
 < 1.1-16
Search vendor "Amazon" for product "Log4jhotpatch" and version " < 1.1-16"
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Affected
in Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
 Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
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Safe