CVE-2021-34802
Improper Privilege Management in Neo4j Graph Database
A failure in resetting the security context in some transaction actions in Neo4j Graph Database 4.2 and 4.3 could allow authenticated users to execute commands with elevated privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A failure in resetting the security context in some transaction actions in Neo4j Graph Database 4.2 and 4.3 could allow authenticated users to execute commands with elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2021-34802- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A failure in resetting the security context in some transaction actions in Neo4j Graph Database 4.2 and 4.3 could allow authenticated users to execute commands with elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2021-34802- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2059 No score
A failure in resetting the security context in some transaction actions in Neo4j Graph Database 4.2 and 4.3 could allow authenticated users to execute commands with elevated privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2059- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2w4h-f44w-968f
Improper Privilege Management in Neo4j Graph Database
A failure in resetting the security context in some transaction actions in Neo4j Graph Database 4.2 could allow authenticated users to execute commands with elevated privileges.
- Record
GHSA-2w4h-f44w-968f- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2w4h-f44w-968f
Improper Privilege Management in Neo4j Graph Database
A failure in resetting the security context in some transaction actions in Neo4j Graph Database 4.2 could allow authenticated users to execute commands with elevated privileges.
- Record
GHSA-2w4h-f44w-968f- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.neo4j:neo4j-kernelMaven |
4.2.0 to 4.2.7 | 4.2.8 |
org.neo4j:neo4j-kernelMaven |
4.2.0 up to 4.2.8, plus listed versions 4.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.2.7 |
4.2.8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-34802 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Neo4j Graph Databse, published July 27, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in org.neo4j:neo4j-kernel 4.2.8.