Code Injection in Apache Camel - CVE-2025-66169
Published: January 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121613
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-66169
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Camel
Apache Camel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary Cypher commands.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Camel neo4j component. A remote attacker can construct specific query statements to execute unintended operations in the Neo4j database.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-66169
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/tljw4msd96k67h2qnt6g5ywt0y964x6m
- https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2025-66169.html
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-22719
- https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/20035
- https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/20036
- https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/20037
- https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/20037/commits/4caa2c842f1898084e6ae4a327b8a68003bdb83f