CVE-2026-34481 (GCVE-0-2026-34481)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-10 15:43 – Updated: 2026-07-11 04:55
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Title
Apache Log4j JSON Template Layout: Improper serialization of non-finite floating-point values in JsonTemplateLayout
Summary
Apache Log4j's JsonTemplateLayout https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/json-template-layout.html , in versions up to and including 2.25.3, produces invalid JSON output when log events contain non-finite floating-point values (NaN, Infinity, or -Infinity), which are prohibited by RFC 8259. This may cause downstream log processing systems to reject or fail to index affected records. An attacker can exploit this issue only if both of the following conditions are met: * The application uses JsonTemplateLayout. * The application logs a MapMessage, or logs an object directly (e.g., via Logger.info(Object), which wraps it in an ObjectMessage), where the message contains an attacker-controlled floating-point value. Users are advised to upgrade to Apache Log4j JSON Template Layout 2.25.4, which corrects this issue. Note: The fix released in version 2.25.4 did not cover all affected code paths. CVE-2026-49844 was assigned to the remaining issue, which concerns the MapMessage.asJson() serialization in Apache Log4j API and is fixed in versions 2.25.5 and 2.26.1.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-10 17:41 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-116 - Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Log4j JSON Template Layout Affected: 2.14.0 , < 2.25.4 (maven)
Affected: 3.0.0-alpha1 , ≤ 3.0.0-beta3 (maven)
    cpe:2.3:a:apache:log4j_layout_template_json:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Ap4sh (Samy Medjahed) and Ethicxz (Eliott Laurie)
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