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Log4J & CVE-2021-44228 Security Exploit Information
‘Internet’s on Fire Right Now’: Millions of Devices at Risk Over New Software Vulnerability. A newly discovered flaw in a common piece of open-source software is prompting researchers and companies to update their systems in a bid to prevent hacks and ransomware attacks. The vulnerability, known as CVE-2021-44228, was disclosed on Dec. 9, which allows remote access to servers and code execution, some experts have said. Meanwhile, Log4j is used in a large number of enterprise systems, raising concerns that it may be easily exploited.