CVE-2026-85656
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.
Published:Sep 4, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 4, 2026
EPS:Sep 4, 2026
EPSS Score:
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Amazon
Product
Log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch
Amazon
Log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
