@neo4j/graphql from 5.2.0 until the patched versions fails to enforce field-level @authentication rules on root custom-resolver fields when a type-level @authentication rule is also present on the same operation type. When both a type-level @authentication (on Query/Mutation) and a field-level @authentication (on a root custom-resolver field within that type) are declared, only the type-level rule is evaluated and the field-level rule is silently discarded. As a result a stricter per-field requirement — such as an admin-role JWT claim (jwt: { roles_INCLUDES: "admin" }) — is never checked, and any client that satisfies the coarser type-level requirement can invoke the more-restricted field. No token forgery is involved: a legitimately issued, correctly signed non-admin token (e.g. roles: ["user"]) is sufficient.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description @neo4j/graphql from 5.2.0 until the patched versions fails to enforce field-level @authentication rules on root custom-resolver fields when a type-level @authentication rule is also present on the same operation type. When both a type-level @authentication (on Query/Mutation) and a field-level @authentication (on a root custom-resolver field within that type) are declared, only the type-level rule is evaluated and the field-level rule is silently discarded. As a result a stricter per-field requirement — such as an admin-role JWT claim (jwt: { roles_INCLUDES: "admin" }) — is never checked, and any client that satisfies the coarser type-level requirement can invoke the more-restricted field. No token forgery is involved: a legitimately issued, correctly signed non-admin token (e.g. roles: ["user"]) is sufficient.
Title Privilege Escalation via Dropped Field-Level @authentication
First Time appeared Neo4j
Neo4j graphql
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:neo4j:graphql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Neo4j
Neo4j graphql
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Neo4j

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T19:09:31.066Z

Reserved: 2026-08-14T11:22:26.042Z

Link: CVE-2026-19869

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T19:09:28.215Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-18T17:16:57.227

Modified: 2026-08-18T20:17:13.830

Link: CVE-2026-19869

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T20:00:04Z