Medium severity · published Oct 6, 2026
CVE-2026-105239
Apache log4net: NUL character truncates EventLogAppender records
5.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AL
Apache log4net · Apache Software Foundation
1.2.9 before 3.5.0; 02e1e115435888485f2e28b414d267e39e799e07 before dc5855a0720c91590fd7a81d729ea01fdd69e000 · source: vendor
LO
Log4net · Apache
1.2.9 before 3.5.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
AL
Apache log4net
Apache Software Foundation
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