Medium severity · published Oct 6, 2026
CVE-2026-105243
Apache log4net: Oversize EventLogAppender record silently discarded
5.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Insufficient Logging vulnerability in the EventLogAppender of Apache log4net. Long messages were truncated to a fixed size that exceeds what the Windows Event Log accepts once the log and source names are counted, and the event log then stored nothing and reported nothing. A party whose data reaches a log message could suppress the whole record by making it long enough. 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 28fbfb25678c48a8cc5bc9b94ead0dddfc39ffed · 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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