Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-42016
Actively exploited
jfrog artifactory
Incorrect authorization validation of user token in JFrog Artifactory allows Privilege Escalation
CVSS 3.1
8.1High
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (JFROG) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jfrog | artifactory | v < 7.133.11 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
4- https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/jfrog-security-advisories vendor-advisory
- https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/artifactory-self-managed-releases vendor-advisory
- https://www.wiz.io/blog/artifactory-under-attack-in-the-wild-exploitation-of-cve-2026-42016-cve-2026-4201 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-42016 government-resource
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Details
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- Last updated
- 2026-09-12
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- JFROG
- Kolun priority
- 76 · High
CISA KEV catalog
- Date added
- 2026-09-11
- Due date
- 2026-09-25
- Used in ransomware
- Unknown
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
8.64%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
95.1%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Active
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-863Incorrect Authorization