CVE-2025-66169 | Apache Camel Neo4j: Cypher injection vulnerability in Camel-Neo4j component

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.

Published: 2026-01-14 Last update: 2026-01-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-66169 is rated Low Risk (25.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-66169

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-18 0.17% 0.04% -0.13%
2 2026-02-15 0.11% 0.17% +0.06%
3 2026-01-17 0.11%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-66169

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-66169

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-66169

GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Camel camel-neo4j component is vulnerable to cypher injection

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-66169

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-66169

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-66169

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache camel >= 4.10.0, < 4.10.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache camel >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache camel >= 4.15.0, < 4.17.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-66169

URL Tags
https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2025-66169.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory Issue Tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/13/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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