Authorization Vulnerability in JFrog Products Exposing Admin Tokens
CVE-2026-65616

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Jfrog

Status
Artifactory
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 July 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-65616?

An authorization flaw exists in JFrog products, where improper validation of refresh token signatures allows non-admin users to acquire a signed administrator token. This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access and can potentially compromise the integrity of sensitive operations within the JFrog environment.

Affected Version(s)

artifactory 0 < 7.146.27

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

rep-openai-artifactory
Created by alixiacf

hpim-training-lab
Created by alixiacf

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:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Kostya Kortchinsky | OpenAI
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