Apache Camel Neo4j: Cypher injection vulnerability in Camel-Neo4j component
Priority LOW 25CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Cypher Injection vulnerability in Apache Camel camel-neo4j component. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.10.0 before 4.10.8, from 4.14.0 before 4.14.3, from 4.15.0 before 4.17.0 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.10.8 for 4.10.x LTS and 4.14.3 for 4.14.x LTS and 4.17.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00644 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Apache Camel Neo4j (Apache Software Foundation): 4.10.8, 4.14.3, 4.17.0org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j (Maven): 4.10.8, 4.14.3, 4.17.0Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Camel Neo4j | 4.10.0 to before 4.10.8; 4.14.0 to before 4.14.3; 4.15.0 to before 4.17.0 | 4.10.8, 4.14.3, 4.17.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j (Maven) | 4.10.0 to before 4.10.8 | 4.10.8 | Patch available | GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m |
| — | org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j (Maven) | 4.14.0 to before 4.14.3 | 4.14.3 | Patch available | GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m |
| — | org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j (Maven) | 4.15.0 to before 4.17.0 | 4.17.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m |
- Apache Camel Neo4j VendorApache Affected 4.10.0 to before 4.10.8; 4.14.0 to before 4.14.3; 4.15.0 to before 4.17.0 Fixed in 4.10.8, 4.14.3, 4.17.0 Patch available CNA
- org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.10.0 to before 4.10.8 Fixed in 4.10.8 Patch available GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m
- org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.14.0 to before 4.14.3 Fixed in 4.14.3 Patch available GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m
- org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.15.0 to before 4.17.0 Fixed in 4.17.0 Patch available GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.10.0 to before 4.10.8; 4.14.0 to before 4.14.3; 4.15.0 to before 4.17.0 | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.0 to before 4.10.8; 4.14.0 to before 4.14.3; 4.15.0 to before 4.17.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Camel Neo4j (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 4.10.8, 4.14.3, 4.17.0
- Fix · GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j (Maven) Fixed in 4.10.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j (Maven) Fixed in 4.14.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j (Maven) Fixed in 4.17.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-66169
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Advisory 3
Other 8
- https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/20035
- https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/20036
- https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/20037
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/66715d3feb4ba15df30cffe437e45efeedfba10d
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/723e2cd98ce4b4ceb1dd38837bc113fca0cef170
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/e46c4c0ef542a64dc791253763a8273dfd7fb179
- https://github.com/apache/camel
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-22719
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Sources
- CVE-2025-66169 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-66169 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-66169 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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