# CVE-2019-17571: Included in Log4j 1.2 is a SocketServer class that is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data which can be exploited to remotely exe

- Also known as: GHSA-2QRG-X229-3V8Q
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2019-12-20 · Updated: 2026-05-28

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Log4j: versions up to 1.2.17
- log4j:log4j (Maven): from 1.2, through 1.2.17
- org.zenframework.z8.dependencies.commons:log4j-1.2.17 (Maven): 2.0

## Description

Included in Log4j 1.2 is a SocketServer class that is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data which can be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code when combined with a deserialization gadget when listening to untrusted network traffic for log data. This affects Log4j versions up to 1.2 up to 1.2.17.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Log4j, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8ab32b4c9f1826f20add7c40be08909de9f58a89dc1de9c09953f5ac%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/44491fb9cc19acc901f7cff34acb7376619f15638439416e3e14761c%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/277b4b5c2b0e06a825ccec565fa65bd671f35a4d58e3e2ec5d0618e1%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/479471e6debd608c837b9815b76eab24676657d4444fcfd5ef96d6e6%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6114ce566200d76e3cc45c521a62c2c5a4eac15738248f58a99f622c%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/564f03b4e9511fcba29c68fc0299372dadbdb002718fa8edcc4325e4%40%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2756fd570b6709d55a61831ca028405bcb3e312175a60bc5d911c81f%40%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/752ec92cd1e334a639e79bfbd689a4ec2c6579ec5bb41b53ffdf358d%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r189aaeaad897f7d6b96f7c43a8ef2dfb9f6e9f8c1cc9ad182ce9b9ae%40%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c575cabc7386e646fb12cb82b0b38ae5a6ade8a800f827107824495%40%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2567488cfc9212b42e34c6393cfa1c14e30e4838b98dda84d71041f%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8a1cfd4705258c106e488091fcec85f194c82f2bbde6bd151e201870%40%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r944183c871594fe9a555b8519a7c945bbcf6714d72461aa6c929028f%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbdf18e39428b5c80fc35113470198b1fe53b287a76a46b0f8780b5fd%40%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r05755112a8c164abc1004bb44f198b1e3d8ca3d546a8f13ebd3aa05f%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3a85514a518f3080ab1fc2652cfe122c2ccf67cfb32356acb1b08fe8%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r356d57d6225f91fdc30f8b0a2bed229d1ece55e16e552878c5fa809a%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1b434e11834a4449cd7addb69ed0aef0923112b5938182b363a968c%40%3Cnotifications.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc628307962ae1b8cc2d21b8e4b7dd6d7755b2dd52fa56a151a27e4fd%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6aec6b8f70167fa325fb98b3b5c9ce0ffaed026e697b69b85ac24628%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc1eaed7f7d774d5d02f66e49baced31e04827a1293d61a70bd003ca7%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r681b4432d0605f327b68b9f8a42662993e699d04614de4851c35ffd1%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra38785cfc0e7f17f8e24bebf775dd032c033fadcaea29e5bc9fffc60%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r746fbc3fc13aee292ae6851f7a5080f592fa3a67b983c6887cdb1fc5%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdec0d8ac1f03e6905b0de2df1d5fcdb98b94556e4f6cccf7519fdb26%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/Al1ex/CVE-2019-17571
- https://github.com/HynekPetrak/log4shell-finder
- https://github.com/shadow-horse/CVE-2019-17571

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