๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-105239

MEDIUM 5.3

Apache log4net: NUL character truncates EventLogAppender records

CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character vulnerability in the EventLogAppender of Apache log4net. A NUL character in logged content ended the Windows Event Log record at that point, so everything the layout rendered after it, including exception text and trailing fields, was silently not stored. A party whose data reaches a log message could hide the rest of that record. Only applications on Windows that use EventLogAppender are affected. This issue affects Apache log4net: from 1.2.9 before 3.5.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.

CWE CWE-158
Vendor apache software foundation
Product apache log4net
Published Oct 6, 2026
Last Updated Oct 6, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation / Apache log4net
1.2.9 < 3.5.0
Apache Software Foundation / Apache log4net
02e1e115435888485f2e28b414d267e39e799e07 < dc5855a0720c91590fd7a81d729ea01fdd69e000

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net/pull/315 github.com: https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net/commit/dc5855a0720c91590fd7a81d729ea01fdd69e000 lists.apache.org: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9fx1qo5hc0tg8ym0t6p9gt1zpb2qlxpq

Credits

The Apache Software Foundation Claude Security Jan Friedrich