EUVD-2026-21488

Apache Log4net's XmlLayout https://logging.apache.org/log4net/manual/configuration/layouts.htmllayout-list and XmlLayoutSchemaLog4J https://logging.apache.org/log4net/manual/configuration/layouts.htmllayout-list , in versions before 3.3.0, fail to sanitize characters forbidden by the XML 1.0...

Apache Log4j Core: Silent log event loss in XmlLayout due to unescaped XML 1.0 forbidden characters

Apache Log4j Core's XmlLayout, in versions up to and including 2.25.3, fails to sanitize characters forbidden by the XML 1.0 specification, producing invalid XML output whenever a log message or MDC value contains such characters. The impact depends on the StAX implementation in use: JRE built-in...

CVE-2026-34479 Apache Log4j 1 to Log4j 2 bridge: Silent log event loss in Log4j1XmlLayout due to unescaped XML 1.0 forbidden characters

The Log4j1XmlLayout from the Apache Log4j 1-to-Log4j 2 bridge fails to escape characters forbidden by the XML 1.0 standard, producing malformed XML output. Conforming XML parsers are required to reject documents containing such characters with a fatal error, which may cause downstream log...