--- title: "Dealing with the Critical Log4j Vulnerability" url: https://daily.dev/posts/dealing-with-the-critical-log4j-vulnerability-nogz8piiy source_url: https://blog.gradle.org/log4j-vulnerability type: article source: "Gradle Blog" published: 2026-03-16T08:12:57.307Z updated: 2026-03-16T08:19:50.620Z tags: ["security", "java", "gradle"] reading_time: 7 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Dealing with the Critical Log4j Vulnerability **[Gradle Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/gradle-blog)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) in Apache Log4j affects versions 2.0 through 2.16.0, with two additional CVEs discovered later. Gradle users are advised to upgrade to Log4j 2.17.0 or newer. Practical steps include using Gradle dependency constraints to block vulnerable versions in both project and build dependencies, applying organization-wide constraints via shared plugins, and using the updated Plugin Publish Plugin 0.19.0 which blocks publication of plugins with vulnerable Log4j dependencies. Gradle Build Tool itself is not affected. Gradle 7.3.3+ and 6.9.2+ automatically enforce the safe Log4j version. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Lessons from Log4Shell: Building a CRA-Ready Log4j](https://daily.dev/posts/lessons-from-log4shell-building-a-cra-ready-log4j-ji7zxogux) · The Apache Software Foundation Blog · 4 upvotes · 0 comments - [Inside the breach that broke the internet: The untold story of Log4Shell](https://daily.dev/posts/inside-the-breach-that-broke-the-internet-the-untold-story-of-log4shell-ix6k9dw9u) · GitHub Blog · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#java](https://daily.dev/tags/java), [#gradle](https://daily.dev/tags/gradle) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/dealing-with-the-critical-log4j-vulnerability-nogz8piiy)