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

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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12 Oct 2026 15:09:49 UTC

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16 Oct 2026 17:28:41 UTC

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23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC

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