TI-2022-00027 Aliases CVE-2022-0070 GHSA-x6m6-c6mx-qvf8

Log4j hot patch package privilege escalation

LOW 38CWE-250Published 2022-04-19 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0038 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch (Amazon Web Services): 1.1-16

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
AWS	log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch	before 1.1-16	1.1-16	Patch available	CNA

log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch VendorAWS Affected before 1.1-16 Fixed in 1.1-16 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:log4jhotpatch::::::::	before 1.1-16	Vulnerable	AWS
cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Linux

cpe:2.3:a:amazon:log4jhotpatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.1-16 Vulnerable ·AWS
cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

Fix · CNA log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch (Amazon Web Services) Fixed in 1.1-16

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0070
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6m6-c6mx-qvf8

References

Exploit 1

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/aws-log4shell-hot-patch-vulnerabilities

Advisory 1

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-0070.html

TI-2021-02203 Log4j hot patch package privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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