CVE-2021-44832
MEDIUMEPSS 100th pctlDescription
Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-beta7 through 2.17.0 (excluding security fix releases 2.3.2 and 2.12.4) are vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack when a configuration uses a JDBC Appender with a JNDI LDAP data source URI when an attacker has control of the target LDAP server. This issue is fixed by limiting JNDI data source names to the java protocol in Log4j2 versions 2.17.1, 2.12.4, and 2.3.2.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/28/1
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-784507.pdf
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3293
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/s1o5vlo78ypqxnzn6p8zf6t9shtq5143
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00036.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EVV25FXL4FU5X6X5BSL7RLQ7T6F65MRA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T57MPJUW3MA6QGWZRTMCHHMMPQNVKGFC/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220104-0001/
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-log4j-qRuKNEbd
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-29.