Medium severity · published Oct 6, 2026
CVE-2026-105244
Apache log4net: RemoteSyslogAppender silently deletes non-ASCII content
5.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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
1.2.12 before 3.5.0; 56a2e146e21ff4737e1ff3ec308810e667873947 before 77717061b20d4346b6c0ce6b54643d85fb348bc7 · source: vendor
LO
Log4net · Apache
1.2.12 before 3.5.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
AL
Apache log4net
Apache Software Foundation
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