Update on the recent Apache Log4j2 vulnerability – Impact on ManageEngine on-premise and Zoho cloud products

A high severity vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) impacting multiple versions of the Apache Log4j2 utility was disclosed publicly on December 9, 2021. The vulnerability impacts Apache Log4j2 versions below 2.15.0. Find the details of this vulnerability documented here: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html

ManageEngine products bundled with vulnerable Log4j2:

Please note that we have not identified any exploitable cases due to Log4j2 in the above products as we do not use Log4j directly for logging. But, some of the third parties we use bundle Log4j2 as a dependency. So as an additional safety measure, customers are instructed to apply the mitigation steps listed below:

1. ADManager Plus 
2. ADAudit Plus 
3. DataSecurity Plus 
4. EventLog Analyzer 
5. M365 Manager Plus 
6. RecoveryManager Plus
7. Exchange Reporter Plus 
8. Log360
9. Log360 UEBA (steps detailed in comments of ManageEngine PitStop post here)
10. Cloud Security Plus (steps detailed in comments of ManageEngine PitStop post here)

*** Other ManageEngine products that are not listed above are not impacted by this vulnerability ***

We are continuing to analyze the issue and will update this advisory if any new information becomes available.For any additional details or assistance, please contact security@manageengine.com