QOS.CH Sarl Logback-classic up to 1.6.4 FileAppender mdc path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in QOS.CH Sarl Logback-classic up to 1.6.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component FileAppender. Such manipulation of the argument mdc leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-104721. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in QOS.CH Sarl Logback-classic up to 1.6.4. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component FileAppender. The manipulation of the argument mdc with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at logback.qos.ch. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-104721 since 10/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• QOS.CH Sarl

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• Logback-classic

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• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2
• 1.6.3
• 1.6.4

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