CVE-2026-34478
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
10/04/2026
Last modified:
24/04/2026
Description
Apache Log4j Core&#39;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.<br />
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Two distinct issues affect users of stream-based syslog services who configure Rfc5424Layout directly:<br />
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* 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.<br />
* 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.<br />
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Users of the SyslogAppender are not affected, as its configuration attributes were not modified.<br />
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Users are advised to upgrade to Apache Log4j Core 2.25.4, which corrects this issue.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
6.90
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:log4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.21.0 (including) | 2.25.4 (excluding) |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/4074
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/3k1clr2l6vkdnl4cbhjrnt1nyjvb5gwt
- https://logging.apache.org/cyclonedx/vdr.xml
- https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/layouts.html#RFC5424Layout
- https://logging.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2026-34478
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/10/7



