CVE-2026-41248
Clerk JavaScript is the official JavaScript repository for Clerk authentication. createRouteMatcher in @clerk/nextjs, @clerk/nuxt, and @clerk/astro can be bypassed by certain crafted requests, allowing them to skip middleware gating and reach downstream handlers. This vulnerability is fixed in @clerk/astro 1.5.7, 2.17.10, and 3.0.15; @clerk/nextjs 5.7.6, 6.39.2, and 7.2.1; @clerk/nuxt 1.13.28 and 2.2.2; and @clerk/shared 2.22.1, 3.47.4, anc 4.8.1
Published:Apr 24, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 27, 2026
EPS:Apr 24, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00093
CVSS Score:9.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Clerk
Product
Astro
Clerk
Astro
Vendor
Clerk
Product
Nextjs
Clerk
Nextjs
Vendor
Clerk
Product
Nuxt
Clerk
Nuxt
Vendor
Clerk
Product
Shared
Clerk
Shared
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
