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Vulnerability Management

CVE-2021-45105: the Log4j denial-of-service flaw recursion built

CVE-2021-45105 scored CVSS 5.9 and let a single crafted lookup string crash a JVM with a StackOverflowError — no RCE required, just uncontrolled recursion.

Jul 16, 20266 min read
Security Guides

Log4j Security Guide (2026)

Log4j is the most widely deployed Java logging library — and the source of Log4Shell, the defining supply-chain vulnerability of the decade. Here is how to run it safely in 2026.

Jul 5, 20266 min read
Threat Research

Lessons from Log4Shell: How One Logging Call Became the Internet's Worst Weekend

CVE-2021-44228 let an unauthenticated attacker run code by getting a single string logged. Here is how Log4Shell worked, why it was everywhere, and what actually contained it.

Jul 2, 20266 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Log4j Log4Shell vulnerability explained CVE-2021-44228

Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) let attackers gain RCE via a single logged string. Here's the CVSS/EPSS/KEV context, timeline, and how to remediate it.

Jul 2, 20267 min read
SBOM

Log4j-style incident response using SBOM inventories

How SBOM inventories turned days of Log4Shell triage into minutes-long queries — and why scanner-first tools like Mend.io struggled when every team needed answers at once.

May 22, 20268 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Log4Shell RCE in Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44228)

A deep dive into CVE-2021-44228 (Log4Shell): the critical Log4j RCE vulnerability, its timeline, affected versions, and concrete remediation steps.

Jan 19, 20267 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Log4j second RCE bypass (CVE-2021-45046)

The Log4j 2.15.0 patch for Log4Shell was incomplete. CVE-2021-45046 shows how attackers bypassed it to achieve remote code execution.

Jan 18, 20267 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Log4j JDBC Appender RCE (CVE-2021-44832)

CVE-2021-44832 lets attackers with logging-config write access achieve RCE via Log4j2's JDBC Appender — and Log4Shell fixes alone don't stop it.

Jan 14, 20267 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Log4j SocketServer unsafe deserialization (CVE-2019-17571)

A deep dive into CVE-2019-17571, the Log4j 1.x SocketServer deserialization flaw enabling remote code execution, with remediation guidance.

Dec 25, 20257 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) Deep Dive: JNDI Injection in L...

Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) let attackers achieve remote code execution via a single logged string. A deep dive into the JNDI flaw, its impact, and remediation.

Oct 28, 20258 min read
Industry Analysis

Log4Shell Three Years Later: Which Fixes Actually Stuck?

Three years after Log4Shell's disclosure, which fixes actually held? A look back at CVE-2021-44228's timeline, CVSS/EPSS/KEV context, and lingering exposure.

Jul 13, 20257 min read
AppSec

Log4j 1.2.17 Vulnerabilities: Why Log4j 1.x Cannot Be Fixed

The only real log4j 1.2.17 vulnerability fix is migrating off the 1.x line — it reached end of life in 2015 and its RCE-class CVEs will never be patched. Here is the case and the path.

Apr 29, 20256 min read

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