Critical Vulnerability Uncovered in Widely-Used Logging Library, Exposing Millions of Servers to Remote Takeover
A severe remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been discovered in a foundational Java logging library, putting countless enterprise applications and cloud services at immediate risk. Designated CVE-2021-44228 and dubbed 'Log4Shell,' the flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via manipulated log messages. Security experts warn this poses one of the most critical supply chain threats in recent years due to the library's ubiquitous presence.