Conditional processing of logback.xml configuration file, in conjuction with Spring Framework and Janino

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-11226
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerNCSC.ch
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-10-01 08:15:31 UTC
Updated2026-06-25 17:16:37 UTC
DescriptionACE vulnerability in conditional configuration file processing by QOS.CH logback-core up to and including version 1.5.18 in Java applications, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by compromising an existing logback configuration file or by injecting an environment variable before program execution. A successful attack requires the presence of Janino library and Spring Framework to be present on the user's class path. In addition, the attacker must  have write access to a configuration file. Alternatively, the attacker could inject a malicious environment variable pointing to a malicious configuration file. In both cases, the attack requires existing privilege.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 7 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:N/R:X/V:X/RE:M/U:Green

EPSS: 0.001810000 probability, percentile 0.078280000 (date 2026-06-29)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-20 CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/S:P/A...

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
Low
Sub Integrity
Low
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:N/R:X/V:X/RE:M/U:Green

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA QOS.CH Sarl Logback-core affected 0.9.20 1.5.18 maven Java
CNA QOS.CH Sarl Logback-core unaffected 1.5.19 Java
CNA QOS.CH Sarl Logback-core unaffected 1.3.16 Java

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
logback.qos.ch/news.html [email protected] logback.qos.ch
logback.qos.ch/news.html [email protected] logback.qos.ch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Heihu577 (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Remove Janino from the Java classpath or update to logack version 1.5.19 or later.

Workarounds

CNA: Remove Janino from the Java classpath or update to logack version 1.5.19 or later.

Exploits

CNA: No known exploitation

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