CVE-2026-55841
Published:August 28, 2026
Updated:September 24, 2026
Graylog is a free and open log management platform. Prior to Graylog Server versions 6.3.12, 7.0.7, and 7.1.2 and Graylog Forwarder version 7.3, the FortiGate key-value syslog parser in graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/inputs/codecs/GLFortiGateSyslogEvent.java and graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/inputs/codecs/SyslogCodec.java mishandles field-like text inside quoted values. GLFortiGateSyslogEvent.getFields() uses KV_PATTERN and QUOTED_KV_PATTERN, while SyslogCodec.parse() invokes the FortiGateSyslogEvent parser; crafted values containing = or backslash-escaped quotes can cause embedded keys such as srcip, dstip, date, time, and tz to remove or overwrite original top-level fields or produce an invalid message that Graylog discards. An unauthenticated network sender who can submit syslog messages can therefore manipulate security-log fields or evade logging to obscure malicious activity. This issue is fixed in Graylog Server versions 6.3.12, 7.0.7, and 7.1.2 and Graylog Forwarder version 7.3.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.9 <6.3.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.3.12https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=7.0.0 <7.0.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.0.7https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=7.1.0 <7.1.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.1.2org.graylog2:graylog2-server (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=7.0.0 <7.0.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.0.7org.graylog2:graylog2-server (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =7.1.1 <7.1.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.1.2org.graylog2:graylog2-server (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=0.20.0-rc.1-1 <6.3.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.3.12Related Resources (12)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements
EPSS
Base Score:
0.36