CVE-2025-66169 Apache Camel Neo4j: Cypher injection vulnerability in Camel-Neo4j component
Attackers can inject malicious Cypher queries into the Apache Camel Neo4j component, potentially reading or modifying database data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-66169?
CVE-2025-66169 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Apache Camel, published on 14 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-66169?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j Maven | From 4.10.0 | 4.10.8 |
org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j Maven | From 4.10.0 | 4.10.8 |
org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j Maven | From 4.14.0 | 4.14.3 |
org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j Maven | From 4.14.0 | 4.14.3 |
org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j Maven | From 4.15.0 | 4.17.0 |
org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j Maven | From 4.15.0 | 4.17.0 |
Products include Apache Camel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-66169?
Upgrade org.apache.camel:camel-neo4j to a fixed version for your release line: 4.10.8, 4.14.3 or 4.17.0.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2025-66169 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-66169 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-4jrw-64vr-7g8m.