CVE-2026-85656OS command injection in Amazon log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- AMZN
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Amazon log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch amazon:log4j_cve_2021_44228_hotpatch (from the name) | before 1.3-9.amzn2 | CNA record |
References
- https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS2-2026-3784.htmlvendor-advisory, patch, release-notes
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-098-aws/vendor-advisory
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