LOWVulnerability

CVE-2026-5423

@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.

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cve_id
CVE-2026-5423
published_at
2026-08-06T16:16:44.430
last_modified
2026-08-18T15:04:46.610

Related Entities (2)

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data

DESCRIBED_BY (1)

[Source]NVD

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