Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in JFrog Artifactory by JFrog
CVE-2026-42016

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Jfrog

Status
Artifactory
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 July 2026

What is CVE-2026-42016?

Certain versions of JFrog Artifactory (Self Hosted) are at risk of a privilege escalation vulnerability due to inadequate validation of token signatures and issuers. This weakness allows an attacker to exploit improper token validation, potentially leading to unauthorized access and elevated privileges within the system. It is essential for users to update to version 7.133.11 or later to mitigate this security risk effectively.

Affected Version(s)

artifactory 0 < 7.133.11

References

https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/jfrog-security-advis...
vendor-advisory
https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/artifactory-self-man...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Kostya Kortchinsky | OpenAI
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