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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 5, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-35488

CVE-2020-35488

Description

The fileop module of the NXLog service in NXLog Community Edition 2.10.2150 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted Syslog payload to the Syslog service. This attack requires a specific configuration. Also, the name of the directory created must use a Syslog field. (For example, on Linux it is not possible to create a .. directory. On Windows, it is not possible to create a CON directory.)

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Affected products

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  • NXLog/NXLog2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:nxlog:nxlog:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:nxlog:nxlog:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: <3.0.2272
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.10.2150
  • NXLog/NXLog Community Editiondescription
  • Range: <=2.10.2150

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