CVE-2026-92681 (GCVE-0-2026-92681)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-12 15:09 – Updated: 2026-10-12 15:09
VLAI
Title
@neo4j/graphql: schema-level and type-level @authentication not enforced on top-level @cypher fields
Summary
In @neo4j/graphql versions up to and including 7.6.3, @authentication directives applied at the schema level or on the Query or Mutation types are silently ignored for top-level fields annotated with @cypher. Only @authentication directives placed directly on the individual fields are enforced. An application that exposes a top-level @cypher field and relies on schema-level or type-level @authentication to protect it allows unauthenticated callers to invoke the field and run the configured Cypher statement with the privileges of the GraphQL service account, which may permit reading and modifying data. Fixed in 7.6.4.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
Neo4j CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard – unranked: 5 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Neo4j @neo4j/graphql Affected: 3.23.0 , < 7.6.4 (semver)
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