@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.
{
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-302"
],
"cna_assigner": "Neo4j",
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/5xxx/CVE-2026-5423.json"
}{
"source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
"extracted_events": [
{
"introduced": "7.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "7.5.6"
},
{
"introduced": "5.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "5.12.14"
},
{
"introduced": "6.0.0"
},
{
"last_affected": "6.6.4"
}
]
}