There are 17,000 unpatched Log4j packages in the Maven Central ecosystem, leaving massive supply-chain risk on the table from Log4Shell exploits.

Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Apache Log4j, a logging library that’s used in potentially millions of Java-based applications, including web-based ones.

Log4j is a programming code written in Java computer language. It was created by Apache Software Foundation volunteers to run on different platforms — including macOS, Windows and Linux.

The experts say the bug impacts the logging framework for Java, Log4j, which is run on millions of servers and devices around the world. Ultimately, without a security patch hackers can gather ...

A critical flaw in a popularly used Java library is being exploited by malicious actors to deliver malware, while security researchers are scanning for vulnerable servers.

Security warning: New zero-day in the Log4j Java library is already being exploited Log4j flaw could be a problem for industrial networks 'for years to come' ...

“The log4j vulnerability is the most serious vulnerability I have seen in my decades-long career,” Jen Easterly, the director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said.

Security warning: New zero-day in the Log4j Java library is already being exploited Log4j flaw could be a problem for industrial networks 'for years to come' ...