Apache Log4j2
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2021-44228
Apache Log4j2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
overdue since 2021-12-24
Apache: 41 entries (2.3% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 3 added in 2026.
BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.
Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)
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Description
Apache Log4j2 contains a vulnerability where JNDI features do not protect against attacker-controlled JNDI-related endpoints, allowing for remote code execution.
Required action (CISA)
For all affected software assets for which updates exist, the only acceptable remediation actions are: 1) Apply updates; OR 2) remove affected assets from agency networks. Temporary mitigations using one of the measures provided at https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ed-22-02-apache-log4j-recommended-mitigation-measures are only acceptable until updates are available.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44228
References
Other KEV entries for this vendor: Apache
- CVE-2016-3081 - Struts (2026-10-08)
- CVE-2026-34486 - Tomcat (2026-08-04)
- CVE-2026-34197 - ActiveMQ (2026-04-16)
- CVE-2024-38475 - HTTP Server (2025-05-01)
- CVE-2025-24813 - Tomcat (2025-04-01)
- CVE-2024-45195 - OFBiz (2025-02-04)
- CVE-2024-27348 - HugeGraph-Server (2024-09-18)
- CVE-2024-38856 - OFBiz (2024-08-27)
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