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 1.6.2.
Published: 2026-08-14
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to logack version 1.6.3 or later. This vulnerability requires SiftingAppender to be active as well as unsanitized data provided by an attacker that MDCDiscriminator makes use of.  Sanitizing relevant data provided by the user should fix this vulnerability.


Vendor Workaround

Update to logack version 1.6.3 or later. This vulnerability requires SiftingAppender to be active as well as unsanitized data provided by an attacker that MDCDiscriminator makes use of.

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History

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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 1.6.2.
Title Incomplete protection against CVE-2025-11226
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:P/AU:N/RE:M/U:Green'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: NCSC.ch

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-14T14:31:02.361Z

Reserved: 2026-08-14T14:30:11.651Z

Link: CVE-2026-19880

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-14T15:17:09.507

Modified: 2026-08-14T15:17:09.507

Link: CVE-2026-19880

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-14T15:30:03Z

Weaknesses