Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Apache Log4j's log4j-layout-template-json, versions 2.14.0 up to 2.25.4 (excluding 2.25.4) and 3.0.0-alpha1 through 3.0.0-beta3, produces invalid JSON when log events contain NaN, Infinity, or -Infinity values. An attacker who can supply a floating-point value that the application logs through a MapMessage, in an application using JsonTemplateLayout, can cause downstream log processors to reject or fail to index those records. Upgrade to log4j-layout-template-json 2.25.4.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.3 | Medium | 4.0 | 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 | CNA (apache) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0072, the 54th percentile, on 7 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-w35j-pv5h-q9q9
- OSV: GHSA-w35j-pv5h-q9q9
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34481
- github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/4080
- github.com/apache/logging-log4j2
- lists.apache.org/thread/n34zdv00gbkdbzt2rx9rf5mqz6lhopcv
- logging.apache.org/cyclonedx/vdr.xml
- logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/json-template-layout.html
- logging.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2026-34481
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/10/10