SCA: security update for @clerk/astro, @clerk/nextjs, @clerk/nuxt, @clerk/shared (GHSA-vqx2-fgx2-5wq9)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440674

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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 (CVE-2026-41248)

Solution

Update the @clerk/nuxt library and its related packages to version 1.13.28 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqx2-fgx2-5wq9

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 440674

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/20/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.6

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41248

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41248