CVE-2026-34478

Apache Log4j Core: Log injection in Rfc5424Layout due to silent configuration incompatibility

Published Apr 10, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Apache Log4j Core's Rfc5424Layout https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/layouts.html#RFC5424Layout , in versions 2.21.0 through 2.25.3, is vulnerable to log injection via CRLF sequences due to undocumented renames of security-relevant configuration attributes.

Two distinct issues affect users of stream-based syslog services who configure Rfc5424Layout directly:

* The newLineEscape attribute was silently renamed, causing newline escaping to stop working for users of TCP framing (RFC 6587), exposing them to CRLF injection in log output.
* The useTlsMessageFormat attribute was silently renamed, causing users of TLS framing (RFC 5425) to be silently downgraded to unframed TCP (RFC 6587), without newline escaping.


Users of the SyslogAppender are not affected, as its configuration attributes were not modified.

Users are advised to upgrade to Apache Log4j Core 2.25.4, which corrects this issue.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-445c-vh5m-36rj Apache Log4j Core: log injection in `Rfc5424Layout` due to silent configuration incompatibility
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:log4j:3.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:log4j:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:log4j:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-93
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Apache Log4j Core's Rfc5424Layout https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/layouts.html#RFC5424Layout , in versions 2.21.0 through 2.25.3, is vulnerable to log injection via CRLF sequences due to undocumented renames of security-relevant configuration attributes. Two distinct issues affect users of stream-based syslog services who configure Rfc5424Layout directly: * The newLineEscape attribute was silently renamed, causing newline escaping to stop working for users of TCP framing (RFC 6587), exposing them to CRLF injection in log output. * The useTlsMessageFormat attribute was silently renamed, causing users of TLS framing (RFC 5425) to be silently downgraded to unframed TCP (RFC 6587), without newline escaping. Users of the SyslogAppender are not affected, as its configuration attributes were not modified. Users are advised to upgrade to Apache Log4j Core 2.25.4, which corrects this issue.
Title Apache Log4j Core: Log injection in Rfc5424Layout due to silent configuration incompatibility
First Time appeared Apache
Apache log4j
Weaknesses CWE-117
CWE-684
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:log4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache log4j
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Apr 10, 2026, 5:50 PM
Reserved
Mar 28, 2026, 1:17 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 10, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 10, 2026, 3:40 PM