Unredacted data exposure in query.log
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 7 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
Neo4j Enterprise and Community editions versions prior to 2026.01.3 and 5.26.21 are vulnerable to a potential information disclosure by a user who has ability to access the local log files. The "obfuscate_literals" option in the query logs does not redact error information, exposing unredacted data in the query log when a customer writes a query that fails. It can allow a user with legitimate access to the local log files to obtain information they are not authorised to see. If this user is also in a position to run queries and trigger errors, this vulnerability can potentially help them to infer information they are not authorised to see through their intended database access. We recommend upgrading to versions 2026.01.3 (or 5.26.21) where the issue is fixed, and reviewing query log files permissions to ensure restricted access. If your configuration had db.logs.query.obfuscate_literals enabled, and you wish the obfuscation to cover the error messages as well, you need to enable the new configuration setting db.logs.query.obfuscate_errors once you have upgraded Neo4j.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| neo4j | Enterprise Edition | 2025.01 to before 2026.01.3; 5.0 to before 5.26.21; 4.4 to before 4.4.48 | 2026.01.3, 5.26.21, 4.4.48 | Patch available | CNA |
| neo4j | Community Edition | 2025.01 to before 2026.01.3; 5.0 to before 5.26.21; 4.4 to before 4.4.48 | 2026.01.3, 5.26.21, 4.4.48 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.neo4j:neo4j (Maven) | before 5.26.21 | 5.26.21 | Patch available | GHSA-4j3g-rwwq-4p54 |
| — | org.neo4j:neo4j (Maven) | 2025.01.0 to before 2026.01.3 | 2026.01.3 | Patch available | GHSA-4j3g-rwwq-4p54 |
- Enterprise Edition Vendorneo4j Affected 2025.01 to before 2026.01.3; 5.0 to before 5.26.21; 4.4 to before 4.4.48 Fixed in 2026.01.3, 5.26.21, 4.4.48 Patch available CNA
- Community Edition Vendorneo4j Affected 2025.01 to before 2026.01.3; 5.0 to before 5.26.21; 4.4 to before 4.4.48 Fixed in 2026.01.3, 5.26.21, 4.4.48 Patch available CNA
- org.neo4j:neo4j (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.26.21 Fixed in 5.26.21 Patch available GHSA-4j3g-rwwq-4p54
- org.neo4j:neo4j (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2025.01.0 to before 2026.01.3 Fixed in 2026.01.3 Patch available GHSA-4j3g-rwwq-4p54
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Enterprise Edition (neo4j) Fixed in 2026.01.3, 5.26.21, 4.4.48
- Fix · CNA Community Edition (neo4j) Fixed in 2026.01.3, 5.26.21, 4.4.48
- Fix · GHSA-4j3g-rwwq-4p54 org.neo4j:neo4j (Maven) Fixed in 5.26.21 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4j3g-rwwq-4p54 org.neo4j:neo4j (Maven) Fixed in 2026.01.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| 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-2026-1622
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4j3g-rwwq-4p54
References
More neo4j vulnerabilities
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- TI-2026-71015 Authentication ignored for top-level @cypher fields in @neo4j/graphql CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2018-16042 neo4j-contrib neo4j-apoc-procedures version before commit 45bc09c contains a XML External… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2018-13005 Due to incorrect access control in Neo4j Enterprise Database Server 3.4.x before 3.4.9… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18971 A directory traversal vulnerability in the apoc plugins in Neo4J Graph database before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-01049 Insufficient escaping of unicode characters in query log CVSS 4.0LOW 1.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-1622 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1622 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4j3g-rwwq-4p54 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-1622 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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