org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-core: Apache Log4j Core: Invalid XML output causes denial of service in logging

A flaw was found in Apache Log4j Core. The XmlLayout component, responsible for formatting log messages into XML, does not properly remove or replace characters that are not allowed in XML 1.0. When log messages or diagnostic information contain these forbidden characters, the resulting XML outpu...

Apache Log4net: Silent Log Event Loss In XmlLayout And XmlLayoutSchemaLog4J Due To Unescaped XML 1.0 Forbidden Character

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...

SUSE CVE-2026-34480

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...

SUSE CVE-2026-40021

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...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-34480

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - 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...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-40021

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Apache Log4net's XmlLayout https://logging.apache.org/log4net/manual/configuration/layouts.htmllayout- list and XmlLayoutSchemaLog4J...

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...

EUVD-2026-21409

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...

GHSA-H383-GMXW-35V2 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...

EUVD-2026-21410

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...

CVE-2026-40021

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...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40021

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...

CVE-2026-34479

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...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-34480

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...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40023

Apache Log4cxx's XMLLayout https://logging.apache.org/log4cxx/1.7.0/classlog4cxx11xml11XMLLayout.html , in versions before 1.7.0, fails to sanitize characters forbidden by the XML 1.0 specification https://www.w3.org/TR/xml/charsets in log messages, NDC, and MDC property keys and values, producin...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-34480

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...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40021

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...

CVE-2026-40021

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...

CVE-2026-40021

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...

CVE-2026-40021

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...