CVE-2026-1337

Insufficient escaping of unicode characters in query log

Published Feb 6, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 1.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xr72-g735-4vwp Neo4j Enterprise and Community editions have insufficient escaping of unicode characters in query log
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Neo4j neo4j
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:neo4j:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:neo4j:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Neo4j neo4j
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Neo4j
Neo4j community Edition
Neo4j enterprise Edition
Vendors & Products Neo4j
Neo4j community Edition
Neo4j enterprise Edition
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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
Title Insufficient escaping of unicode characters in query log
Weaknesses CWE-117
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 1.1, 'vector': '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Neo4j
Published
Updated
Feb 6, 2026, 2:30 PM
Reserved
Jan 22, 2026, 1:14 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 6, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Aug 28, 2026, 4:08 PM