diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index df673989..ddba2e8c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ along with ShieldBlaze ExpressGateway.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/license
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.19.0</version>
+            <version>2.25.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
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