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Other SDKs, including other Javascript-based SDKs, are not impacted.\n\n### Patches\nFix included in `@clerk/nextjs@4.29.3`.\n\n### References\n- https://clerk.com/changelog/2024-01-12\n- https://github.com/clerk/javascript/releases/tag/%40clerk%2Fnextjs%404.29.3","status":"published","published":"2024-01-12T20:27:29Z","modified":"2024-01-15T12:24:54Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-284","CWE-287","CWE-639"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:31.550603Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2024-22206","description":"Clerk helps developers build user management. Unauthorized access or privilege escalation due to a logic flaw in auth() in the App Router or getAuth() in the Pages Router. 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Other SDKs, including other Javascript-based SDKs, are not impacted.\n\n### Patches\nFix included in `@clerk/nextjs@4.29.3`.\n\n### References\n- https://clerk.com/changelog/2024-01-12\n- https://github.com/clerk/javascript/releases/tag/%40clerk%2Fnextjs%404.29.3","status":"published","published":"2024-01-12T20:27:29Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:05.070390984Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-284","CWE-287","CWE-639"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:54.055966Z"}]}}