CVE-2022-0070

Log4j hot patch package privilege escalation

8.8 High

CVE-2022-0070 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Amazon Web Services Log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch, published April 19, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3100. The Apache Log4j hotpatch package starting with log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-16 will now explicitly mimic the Linux capabilities and cgroups of the target Java process that the hotpatch is applied to.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Down 0.5 points since Apr 20, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

Log4j hot patch package privilege escalation

Record: CVE-2022-0070
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-250
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-15291 8.8

Record: EUVD-2022-15291
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x6m6-c6mx-qvf8 8.8

Incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3100. The Apache Log4j hotpatch package starting with log4j-cve-2021...

Record: GHSA-x6m6-c6mx-qvf8
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2022-0070
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-250, CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases, published	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD