Unable to initialize logback, because of SecurityException

java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at ch.qos.logback.classic.util.ContextInitializer.findURLOfDefaultConfigurationFile(ContextInitializer.java:117)
at ch.qos.logback.classic.util.ContextInitializer.autoConfig(ContextInitializer.java:146)
at org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder.init(StaticLoggerBinder.java:84)
at org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder.<clinit>(StaticLoggerBinder.java:54)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.bind(LoggerFactory.java:128)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.performInitialization(LoggerFactory.java:107)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory(LoggerFactory.java:295)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:269)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:281)
...
Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: AccessController.checkPermission is unsupported.
at com.google.appengine.runtime.Request.process-fe564e5ab0d14625(Request.java)
at ch.qos.logback.core.util.Loader$1.run(Loader.java:51)
at ch.qos.logback.core.util.Loader$1.run(Loader.java:48)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:34)
at ch.qos.logback.core.util.Loader.<clinit>(Loader.java:47)
at ch.qos.logback.classic.util.ContextInitializer.findURLOfDefaultConfigurationFile(ContextInitializer.java:117)
at ch.qos.logback.classic.util.ContextInitializer.autoConfig(ContextInitializer.java:146)
at org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder.init(StaticLoggerBinder.java:84)
at org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder.<clinit>(StaticLoggerBinder.java:54)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.bind(LoggerFactory.java:128)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.performInitialization(LoggerFactory.java:107)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory(LoggerFactory.java:295)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:269)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:281)