On December 9, 2021, Apache disclosed CVE-2021-44228, a remote code execution vulnerability – assigned with a severity of 10 (the highest possible risk score) – affecting Apache Log4j2, a Java-based logging framework widely used in commercial and open-source software products. The vulnerability affects versions 2.0 through 2.14.1; version 2.15.0 is not vulnerable.
Article Link: Security Advisory: Bitdefender Response to Critical Zero-Day Apache Log4j2 Vulnerability