Answer in brief
CVE-2026-105241 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in Apache log4net: Unencodable content discards a whole SmtpPickupDirAppender batch. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/log4net (generic), Apache Software Foundation/log4net (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/log4net (generic), Apache Software Foundation/log4net (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation/log4netgeneric | >=1.2.9 <3.5.0 | 3.5.0 |
| Apache Software Foundation/log4netgeneric | >=02e1e115435888485f2e28b414d267e39e799e07 <4d2e10f0908199604b4326f9df6d0b43b871e333 | 4d2e10f0908199604b4326f9df6d0b43b871e333 |
Published upstream
Oct 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 6, 2026
Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding vulnerability in the SmtpPickupDirAppender of Apache log4net. Content that the mail file writer cannot encode, such as an unpaired UTF-16 surrogate, made the write throw. Every buffered event in the batch was discarded, not only the one carrying the content, and a truncated mail could be left in the pickup directory. A party whose data reaches a log message could suppress the records of other events. Only applications that use SmtpPickupDirAppender 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.
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