CVE-2026-34480: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

Apache Log4j Core's XmlLayout https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/layouts.htmlXmlLayout , in versions up to and including 2.25.3, fails to sanitize characters forbidden by the XML 1.0 specification https://www.w3.org/TR/xml/charsets producing invalid XML output whenever a log message or M...