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High · 8.2 CVE-2026-5423 EUVD-2026-54094

Subscription Authentication Bypass via Unverified connectionParams.jwt

Published Aug 6, 2026 · Updated Aug 6, 2026 · Assigned by Neo4j

Description

@neo4j/graphql library versions prior to 7.5.6 fail to verify the authenticity of a client-supplied, pre-decoded JWT object passed through GraphQL subscription connectionParams. As a result, any unauthenticated remote client that can open a GraphQL-over-WebSocket connection can forge arbitrary JWT claims (e.g. sub, roles) in connectionParams.jwt and have them accepted as authenticated identity for the purposes of @authentication and @subscriptionsAuthorization directive evaluation. This allows a fully unauthenticated attacker to receive subscription events that should be restricted to specific authenticated roles/users.
Upgrade the library to versions 7.5.6+ or 5.12.14+. v6 is end-of-life and will not receive a fix.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
neo4j graphql 7.0.0 – < 7.5.6, 5.0.0 – < 5.12.14, 6.0.0 – ≤ 6.6.4 7.5.6

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