# Log4j vulnerability in Elastic Search 7.16.1

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log4j-vulnerability-in-elastic-search-7-16-1/302760
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 20, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log4j-vulnerability-in-elastic-search-7-16-1/302760 "2022-04-20T02:20:18Z")
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### Author: ![ikakavas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ikakavas/32/34430_2.png) [@ikakavas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ikakavas)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2022, 3:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log4j-vulnerability-in-elastic-search-7-16-1/302760/2 "2022-04-20T03:08:57Z")

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Please read through [Apache Log4j2 Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability - CVE-2021-44228 - ESA-2021-31](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apache-log4j2-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-cve-2021-44228-esa-2021-31/291476#elasticsearch-announcement-esa-2021-31-29) and let us know if you have any questions after that

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