A flaw was found in Neo4j. Authenticated users can inherit the authentication context of the first user who authenticated after a system restart. This occurs due to excessive caching of authentication context in certain non-default configurations of the Single Sign-On (SSO) UserInfo endpoint. This could lead to unauthorized access to resources or actions intended for the initial user.

Excessive caching of authentication context in Neo4j Enterprise edition versions prior to 2026.01.4 leads to authenticated users inheriting the context of the first user who authenticated after restart. The issue is limited to certain non-default configurations of SSO (UserInfo endpoint).  We recommend upgrading to versions 2026.01.4 (or 5.26.22) where the issue is fixed.

Excessive caching of authentication context in Neo4j Enterprise edition versions prior to 2026.01.4 leads to authenticated users inheriting the context of the first user who authenticated after restart. The issue is limited to certain non-default configurations of SSO (UserInfo endpoint).  We recommend upgrading to versions 2026.01.4 (or 5.26.22) where the issue is fixed.