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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2026-14587 json

Unathenticated connection can hold Bolt channel open

published 2026-08-05 3 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 59 d ago also BIT-neo4j-2026-14587 , BIT-neo4j-enterprise-2026-14587 , EUVD-2026-53446

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Neo4j's Bolt modern handshake decoder treats an overlong capability bit mask the same way it treats a truncated bit mask. When an unauthenticated client sends a selected protocol version followed by 32 continuation bytes in the capability mask, the decoder resets the reader index and waits for more bytes instead of rejecting the protocol message and closing the channel.

Because the same unread bytes remain at the front of the decoder buffer, appending a terminating byte later does not recover the connection. The decoder re-reads the same first 32 continuation bytes, returns without producing a handshake-finalization message, and leaves the channel open.

This can be triggered before authentication by any client that can reach the Bolt connector.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami neo4j 5.26.29, 2026.7.0
  • bitnami neo4j-enterprise 5.26.29, 2026.7.0
  • neo4j Enterprise Edition 5.26.29, 2026.07
  • neo4j Community Edition 5.26.29, 2026.07

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
3 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 5.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA 4.0 5.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
OSV 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami neo4j
>=5.0.0, <5.26.29
>=2025.1.0, <2026.7.0
5.26.29
2026.7.0
bitnami neo4j-enterprise
>=5.0.0, <5.26.29
>=2025.1.0, <2026.7.0
5.26.29
2026.7.0

Affected products

  • neo4j Enterprise Edition
  • neo4j Community Edition

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-130 Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

References

Sources

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