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AWSCVE-2026-85656

AWS log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch: command injection

AWS

CVE-2026-85656 · Published Sep 4, 2026 · updated Sep 8, 2026

High8.5
Fix: upgrade to 1.3-9.amzn2 or later
AWS advisory

An OS command injection issue in the log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch package in Amazon Linux before 1.3-9 might allow a local user to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a Java process whose executable path contains embedded newline characters.

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch
Product
< 1.3-9.amzn21.3-9.amzn2
Details and references
CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-78

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