CVE details
CVE-2026-1524
An edgecase in SSO implementation in Neo4j Enterprise edition versions prior to version 2026.02 can lead to unauthorised access under the following conditions: If a neo4j admin configures two or more OIDC providers AND configures one or more of them to be an authorization provider AND configures one or more of them to be authentication-only, then those that are authentication-only will also provide authorization. This edgecase becomes a security problem only if the authentication-only provider contains groups which have higher privileges than provided by the intended (configured) authorization provider. When using multiple plugins for authentication and authorisation, prior to the fix the issue could lead to a plugin configured to provide only authentication or authorisation capabilities erroneously providing both capabilities. We recommend upgrading to versions 2026.02 (or 5.26.22) where the issue is fixed.
Affected ports (1)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| databases/neo4j | neo4j | 4.4.48 | unaddressed | otis@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>neo4j</name>
<range><lt>5.26.22</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>An edgecase in SSO implementation in Neo4j Enterprise edition versions
prior to version 2026.02 can lead to unauthorised access under the
following conditions:
If a neo4j admin configures two or more OIDC
providers AND configures one or more of them to be an authorization
provider AND configures one or more of them to be authentication-only,
then those that are authentication-only will also provide
authorization. This edgecase becomes a security problem only if the
authentication-only provider contains groups which have higher
privileges than provided by the intended (configured) authorization
provider.
When using multiple plugins for authentication and
authorisation, prior to the fix the issue could lead to a plugin
configured to provide only authentication or authorisation
capabilities erroneously providing both capabilities.
We recommend
upgrading to versions 2026.02 (or 5.26.22) where the issue is fixed.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2026-1524</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1524</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2026-03-11</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>