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Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

CVE-2026-42349

Severity High
Score 7.6/10

Summary

`has()`, `auth.protect()`, and related authorization predicates in `@clerk/shared`, `@clerk/nextjs`, `@clerk/backend`, and other framework SDKs can return true for certain combined authorization checks when the result should be false, allowing a gated action to proceed for a user who does not satisfy the full set of requested conditions.

CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

The software does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the software.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published