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Security checkJune 09, 2026

Clerk has an authorization bypass when combining organization, billing, or reverification checks - @clerk/expo

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Description

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.

Recommendation

Update the @clerk/expo package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): >= 3.0.0, <= 3.2.1
  • Patched version(s): 3.2.2

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