Incorrect authorization validation of user token in JFrog Artifactory allows Privilege Escalation
Priority CRITICAL 97Exploited in the wildCWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2026-09-11CISA due date 2026-09-25
EPSS 0.08643 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed artifactory (jfrog): 7.133.11
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA artifactory (jfrog) Fixed in 7.133.11
Timeline
- 2026-09-11 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42016
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58cv-8cfm-c8r8
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
More JFrog Artifactory vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56777 Potential authentication bypass leading to administrative access in Artifactory KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-30406 Anonymous user token generation exposure in JFrog Artifactory KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-47149 Authenticated users may write data outside the intended Docker cache path KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2019-13025 JFrog Artifactory does not enforce default admin password change CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-07126 An issue was discovered in JFrog Artifactory 6.7.3. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-08120 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ui/artifact/upload in JFrog Artifactory before… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-42016 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42016 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-58cv-8cfm-c8r8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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