CVE-2026-105244
Published:October 06, 2026
Updated:October 10, 2026
Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in the RemoteSyslogAppender of Apache log4net.
Every character outside visible ASCII and space was removed from the record instead of being escaped, so non-ASCII text and control characters such as tabs disappeared without notice. A party whose data reaches a log message could make a distinct value look identical in the record, for example a user name holding a zero-width space logged as admin. Only applications that use RemoteSyslogAppender are affected.
This issue affects Apache log4net: from 1.2.12 before 3.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.
Affected Packages
log4net (DOT_NET):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0.0 <3.5.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.5.0https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=rel/3.0.0 <rel/3.5.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version rel/3.5.0log4net (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0 <3.5.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.5.0Related Resources (8)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
EPSS
Base Score:
0.34