CVE-2026-42016

Published Jul 27, 2026

Last updated 15 hours ago

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2026-42016 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting JFrog Artifactory Self Hosted versions prior to 7.133.11. The flaw resides in the token validation logic, which correctly verifies the token's signature and issuer but fails to enforce the token's defined scope. This oversight allows an authenticated attacker, even with low-privileged access, to exploit a valid token to perform actions beyond their assigned permissions and escalate their privileges within an Artifactory deployment, potentially reaching administrative access. The vulnerability has been observed in active exploitation, often chained with other Artifactory flaws to bypass authentication and gain administrative control.

Description: JFrog Artifactory (Self Hosted) versions before 7.133.11 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack due to a validation check of the token signature/issuer and not the token’s scope.
Source: reefs@jfrog.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: artifactory

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 8.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name: JFrog Artifactory Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
Exploit added on: Sep 11, 2026
Exploit action due: Sep 25, 2026
Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Weaknesses

reefs@jfrog.com: CWE-863

Hype score is a measure of social media activity compared against trending CVEs from the past 12 months. Max score 100.

Hype score: 13

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:jfrog:artifactory:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "817DC3BE-A8A2-42D7-9407-2BA24639E9A0",
            "versionEndExcluding": "7.133.11",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.