Medium severity · published Feb 6, 2026
CVE-2026-1337
Insufficient escaping of unicode characters in query log
5.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CE
Community Edition · neo4j
before 2026.01.0 · source: vendor
EE
Enterprise Edition · neo4j
before 2026.01.0 · source: vendor
NE
Neo4j · Neo4j
before 2026.01.0; before 2026.01.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
CE
Community Edition
neo4j
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