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Critical Zero-Day “Log4Shell” Vulnerability “CVE-2021-44228” Exploited in the Wild

  • Amruta Wagh / 4 years
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On December 9, 2021, Apache revealed a severe Remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 named “Log4Shell” in Apache Java-based log4J logging utility. Threat actors used the utility to execute arbitrary code and take complete control of systems. Apache Log4j is an open-source Java-based utility widely used by cloud and enterprise software services for logging. Being used […]

Log4Shell vulnerability

CVE-2021-44228: New Apache Log4j ‘Log4Shell’ Zero-Day Being Exploited in the Wild

  • Quickheal / 4 years
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A critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) recently discovered Apache Log4J, the popular java open source logging library used in countless worldwide applications. The maximum severity vulnerability has been identified as ‘Log4Shell‘, which, if exploited, could permit a remote attacker to take control of vulnerable systems and execute arbitrary code remotely. According to some security researchers, the […]