CVE-2026-85656
8.5
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
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch | 0 < 1.3-9.amzn2 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78: CWE-78 Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection')
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS2-2026-3784.html
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-098-aws/
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