If you implemented the log4j no-upgrade fix you will need to check this.
In the <Cognos Install>/configuration/xqe.config.custom.xml file search for log4jSafeAgent2021.jar.
If the search finds the file name, remove the argument shown here from the list of options.
-javaagent:../webapps/p2pd/WEB-INF/lib/log4jSafeAgent2021.jar
Restart Cognos.
An official tech note is coming soon but this is the short answer regarding the "fix".
(For anyone else reading this your situation may be different. If, for any reason, you are
not moving to a version that contains the resolution to the log4j vulnerability (like 11.2.1 GA or IF1 etc) you will need to re-evaluate the no-upgrade mitigation on the security bulletin.)
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