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@neo4j/graphql: schema-level and type-level @authentication not enforced on top-level @cypher fields

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

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CVE-2026-92681
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5 Nov 2026, 10:20 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

@neo4j/graphql: schema-level and type-level @authentication not enforced on top-level @cypher fields

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Oct 2026, 15:09 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-92681
Complete source record
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