CVE-2021-44832

CVE-2021-44832: Apache Log4j2 vulnerable to RCE via JDBC Appender when attacker controls configuration

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache Log4j2
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published December 28, 2021
Last update May 29, 2026

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What the vulnerability does

Description

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.

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December 28, 2021 CVE published
May 29, 2026 Record updated