CVE-2026-85656
OS command injection in Amazon log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 4, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | 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 | AMZN |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | AMZN |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatchAmazon |
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References
- https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS2-2026-3784.htmlvendor-advisorypatchrelease-notes
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-098-aws/vendor-advisory
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