CVE-2026-104721
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Path-traversal vulnerability in QOS.CH Sarl Logback-classic on Java (logback-classic module) allows path-traversal vulnerability. More specifically, an MDC-based discriminator value flows unsanitized into a nested FileAppender path, letting an attacker who influences that MDC value (e.g. via an HTTP header) create and append log files outside the intended directory. This issue affects Logback-classic: from 0.9.14 through 1.6.4. This vulnerability is similar to CVE-2026-19880 but involves other attack techniques.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.3
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-02 14:17:10.167000
Last modified
2026-11-13 17:17:15.980000
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"id": "CVE-2026-104721",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-02T14:17:10.167",
"lastModified": "2026-11-13T17:17:15.980",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "Path-traversal vulnerability in QOS.CH Sarl Logback-classic on Java (logback-classic module) allows path-traversal vulnerability. More specifically, an \nMDC-based discriminator value flows unsanitized into a nested \nFileAppender path, letting an attacker who influences that MDC value \n(e.g. via an HTTP header)\n create and append log files outside the intended directory. \n\n\nThis issue affects Logback-classic: from 0.9.14 through 1.6.4. This vulnerability is similar to CVE-2026-19880 but involves other attack techniques."
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"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"url": "https://logback.qos.ch/news.html#1.6.5",
"source": "[email protected]"
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