diff --git a/subprojects/core/src/main/java/org/gradle/api/internal/initialization/DefaultScriptHandler.java b/subprojects/core/src/main/java/org/gradle/api/internal/initialization/DefaultScriptHandler.java
index 9f035ca63fa5..39f90458b713 100644
--- a/subprojects/core/src/main/java/org/gradle/api/internal/initialization/DefaultScriptHandler.java
+++ b/subprojects/core/src/main/java/org/gradle/api/internal/initialization/DefaultScriptHandler.java
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ private void defineConfiguration() {
             attributes.attribute(TargetJvmVersion.TARGET_JVM_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE, Integer.parseInt(JavaVersion.current().getMajorVersion()));
 
             classpathConfiguration.getDependencyConstraints().add(dependencyHandler.getConstraints().create(Log4jBannedVersion.LOG4J2_CORE_COORDINATES, constraint -> constraint.version(version -> {
-                version.strictly(Log4jBannedVersion.LOG4J2_CORE_STRICT_VERSION_RANGE);
-                version.prefer(Log4jBannedVersion.LOG4J2_CORE_PREFERRED_VERSION);
+                version.require(Log4jBannedVersion.LOG4J2_CORE_REQUIRED_VERSION);
+                version.reject(Log4jBannedVersion.LOG4J2_CORE_VULNERABLE_VERSION_RANGE);
             })));
         }
     }
diff --git a/subprojects/dependency-management/src/integTest/groovy/org/gradle/integtests/resolve/ScriptDependencyResolveIntegrationTest.groovy b/subprojects/dependency-management/src/integTest/groovy/org/gradle/integtests/resolve/ScriptDependencyResolveIntegrationTest.groovy
index 9e33134f68ab..41b70ba816a4 100644
--- a/subprojects/dependency-management/src/integTest/groovy/org/gradle/integtests/resolve/ScriptDependencyResolveIntegrationTest.groovy
+++ b/subprojects/dependency-management/src/integTest/groovy/org/gradle/integtests/resolve/ScriptDependencyResolveIntegrationTest.groovy
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 package org.gradle.integtests.resolve
 
 import org.gradle.integtests.fixtures.AbstractDependencyResolutionTest
+import org.gradle.integtests.fixtures.ToBeFixedForConfigurationCache
 import org.gradle.test.fixtures.file.LeaksFileHandles
+import spock.lang.Issue
 
 class ScriptDependencyResolveIntegrationTest extends AbstractDependencyResolutionTest {
     @LeaksFileHandles("Puts gradle user home in integration test dir")
@@ -61,9 +63,11 @@ task check {
         succeeds "check"
     }
 
+    @ToBeFixedForConfigurationCache(because = ":buildEnvironment")
+    @Issue("gradle/gradle#19328")
     def 'carries implicit constraint for log4j-core'() {
         given:
-        mavenRepo().module('org.apache.logging.log4j', 'log4j-core', '2.15.0').publish()
+        mavenRepo().module('org.apache.logging.log4j', 'log4j-core', '2.16.0').publish()
 
         and:
         settingsFile << """
@@ -87,6 +91,47 @@ task check {
         """
 
         expect:
-        succeeds 'help'
+        succeeds 'buildEnvironment'
+        outputContains('org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:{require 2.16.0; reject [2.0, 2.15[} -> 2.16.0 (c)')
+    }
+
+    @Issue("gradle/gradle#19328")
+    def 'fails if build attempts to force vulnerable log4j-core'() {
+        given:
+        settingsFile << """
+            rootProject.name = 'testproject'
+        """
+
+        buildFile << """
+            buildscript {
+                repositories { maven { url "${mavenRepo().uri}" } }
+                dependencies {
+                    classpath "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.14.1!!"
+                }
+            }
+        """
+
+        expect:
+        fails 'help'
+        failureCauseContains('Cannot find a version of \'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core\' that satisfies the version constraints')
+    }
+
+    @ToBeFixedForConfigurationCache(because = ":buildEnvironment")
+    @Issue("gradle/gradle#19328")
+    def 'allows to upgrade log4j to 3.x one day'() {
+        given:
+        mavenRepo().module('org.apache.logging.log4j', 'log4j-core', '3.1.0').publish()
+        buildFile << """
+            buildscript {
+                repositories { maven { url "${mavenRepo().uri}" } }
+                dependencies {
+                    classpath "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:3.1.0"
+                }
+            }
+        """
+
+        expect:
+        succeeds 'buildEnvironment'
+        outputContains('org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:{require 2.16.0; reject [2.0, 2.15[} -> 3.1.0 (c)')
     }
 }
diff --git a/subprojects/logging/src/main/java/org/gradle/internal/logging/util/Log4jBannedVersion.java b/subprojects/logging/src/main/java/org/gradle/internal/logging/util/Log4jBannedVersion.java
index f919d27615f9..0ebb71f69a1f 100644
--- a/subprojects/logging/src/main/java/org/gradle/internal/logging/util/Log4jBannedVersion.java
+++ b/subprojects/logging/src/main/java/org/gradle/internal/logging/util/Log4jBannedVersion.java
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@
 public class Log4jBannedVersion {
     public static final String LOG4J2_CORE_COORDINATES = "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core";
     public static final String LOG4J2_CORE_STRICT_VERSION_RANGE = "[2.15, 3[";
-    public static final String LOG4J2_CORE_PREFERRED_VERSION = "2.15.0";
+    public static final String LOG4J2_CORE_VULNERABLE_VERSION_RANGE = "[2.0, 2.15[";
+    public static final String LOG4J2_CORE_REQUIRED_VERSION = "2.16.0";
 }
diff --git a/subprojects/scala/src/main/java/org/gradle/api/plugins/scala/ScalaBasePlugin.java b/subprojects/scala/src/main/java/org/gradle/api/plugins/scala/ScalaBasePlugin.java
index b8a6de995e2f..18fba0c465a9 100644
--- a/subprojects/scala/src/main/java/org/gradle/api/plugins/scala/ScalaBasePlugin.java
+++ b/subprojects/scala/src/main/java/org/gradle/api/plugins/scala/ScalaBasePlugin.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ private void configureConfigurations(final Project project, final Usage incremen
 
         zinc.getDependencyConstraints().add(dependencyHandler.getConstraints().create(Log4jBannedVersion.LOG4J2_CORE_COORDINATES, constraint -> constraint.version(version -> {
             version.strictly(Log4jBannedVersion.LOG4J2_CORE_STRICT_VERSION_RANGE);
-            version.prefer(Log4jBannedVersion.LOG4J2_CORE_PREFERRED_VERSION);
+            version.prefer(Log4jBannedVersion.LOG4J2_CORE_REQUIRED_VERSION);
         })));
 
         final Configuration incrementalAnalysisElements = project.getConfigurations().create("incrementalScalaAnalysisElements");