Advisory severityMedium5.3Apache Software Foundation Updated

Medium [CVE-2026-105240] Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character vulnerability in the OutputDebugStringAppender of Apache log4net

This medium-severity Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-105240; related products: Apache log4net.

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CVE-2026-105240 Source published Oct 6, 2026Source updated Oct 7, 2026

VulniPulse record published Oct 6, 2026Record updated Oct 7, 2026

CVE-2026-105240

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Summary

Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character vulnerability in the OutputDebugStringAppender of Apache log4net.

A NUL character in logged content ended the debug output record at that point, so everything the layout rendered after it, including exception text and trailing fields, was silently lost. A party whose data reaches a log message could hide the rest of that record.

Only applications on Windows that use OutputDebugStringAppender are affected.

This issue affects Apache log4net: from 1.2.9 before 3.5.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.

Affected versions

1.2.9 before 3.5.0

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Fixed versions

3.5.0

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.

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