CVE-2026-105242

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-105242?

Upgrade log4net to 3.5.0 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-105242 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-105242 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.34% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 25% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-105242?

CVE-2026-105242 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-105242 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for log4net (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the aspnet-request pattern converter of Apache log4net. Reading request parameters triggers ASP.NET request validation, so a request carrying content such as markup made the layout throw and the appender discarded the whole event. A sender could suppress the log record of their own request. Only applications on ASP.NET for .NET Framework whose layout uses %aspnet-request are affected. This issue affects Apache log4net: from 1.2.11 before 3.5.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.

CWE-755

How to fix

Remediation Available

log4netNVD

Affected:>= 1.2.11, < 3.5.0Fixed in:3.5.0CVE-2026-105242derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

lists.apache.org

Third-Party Advisory1

openwall.com

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CVE-2023-36933	High	7.5	72%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-0934	High	7.5	66%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-14287	High	8.8	64%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-12815	Critical	9.8	58%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-105242?

Upgrade log4net to 3.5.0 or later.

Is CVE-2026-105242 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-105242 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.34% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 25% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-105242?

CVE-2026-105242 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-105242 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for log4net (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-10-09.