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CVE-2026-1337VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2026-1337: neo4j Enterprise Edition · Log Injection

Affects neo4j Enterprise EditionSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 1.1 Medium : upgrade to 2026.01.0 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 18:53 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
1.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 16% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2026.01.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade Enterprise Edition and Community Edition and neo4j/pkg:maven/org.neo4j/neo4j to 2026.01.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
neo4jEnterprise EditionAffected
  • <2026.01.0
Fixed in
  • 2026.01.0
neo4jCommunity EditionAffected
  • <2026.01.0
Fixed in
  • 2026.01.0
Mavenneo4j/pkg:maven/org.neo4j/neo4jpkg:maven/neo4j/pkg:maven/org.neo4j/neo4jOther threatsAffected
  • <2026.01.0
Fixed in
  • 2026.01.0

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AI-suggested

European organizations using affected versions of Neo4j should immediately adopt the following mitigations: (1) Treat all Neo4j logs as plain text and avoid opening them in any HTML-capable log viewers or browsers. Use text-only editors or log analysis tools that do not render HTML or scripts. (2) Restrict access to Neo4j logs to trusted personnel only, minimizing the risk of malicious log injection and viewing. (3) Monitor for unusual query patterns that could indicate attempts to inject malicious Unicode characters into logs. (4) Implement strict input validation and sanitization on queries where possible to reduce malicious payloads reaching logs. (5) Stay alert for vendor updates and apply patches promptly once available. (6) Educate security and operations teams about the risks of log handling and safe viewing practices. (7) Consider isolating log viewing environments to reduce the impact of potential XSS attacks. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on safe log handling and operational controls specific to this vulnerability.

Description

Insufficient escaping of unicode characters in query log in Neo4j Enterprise and Community editions prior to 2026.01 can lead to XSS if the user opens the logs in a tool that treats them as HTML. There is no security impact on Neo4j products, but this advisory is released as a precaution to treat the logs as plain text if using versions prior to 2026.01. Proof of concept exploit:  https://github.com/JoakimBulow/CVE-2026-1337

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