Deserialization in Apache Log4j

CVE-2017-5645

In Apache Log4j 2.x before 2.8.2, when using the TCP socket server or UDP socket server to receive serialized log events from another application, a specially crafted binary payload can be sent that, when deserialized, can execute arbitrar…

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.940 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5645?
CVE-2017-5645 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Log4j, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-5645?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5645 known to be exploited?
51 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.