Apache Log4j2
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2021-45046
Apache Log4j2 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
overdue since 2023-05-22
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.
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Description
Apache Log4j2 contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability due to the incomplete fix of CVE-2021-44228, where the Thread Context Lookup Pattern is vulnerable to remote code execution in certain non-default configurations.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45046
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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