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CVE-2026-42016

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2026-09-10 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · previdian.

  • Published2026-07-27
  • Fixed in7.133.11
  • WeaknessCWE-863

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-07-2720:16CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-09-1019:04Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2026-09-1019:04Exploitation first reportedGCVE
  4. 2026-09-11Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  5. 2026-09-1118:50SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-27 09:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Jfrog artifactory
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.133< 7.133.117.133.11

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Jfrog artifactory to 7.133.11
  2. CISA’s 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.due 2026-09-25

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2026-09-11
Patch Due Date
2026-09-25
Ransomware Use
Unknown
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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVKEV entry2026-09-11
  • GCVEexploitation2026-09-10
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2026-09-11
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
  • CNACVSS 3.18.1read 2026-10-24
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-24
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-863read 2026-10-24
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score8.6 %2026-10-26

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-07-27
Last Modified
2026-10-24
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42016?

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.

Is CVE-2026-42016 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-42016 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2026-09-25.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-42016?

CVE-2026-42016 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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