[KEV] Authorization Flaw in JFrog Artifactory (CVE-2026-42016)
Summary
Vulnerability in JFrog Artifactory (CVE-2026-42016). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory CISA KEV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-42016 has been found in JFrog Artifactory.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 8.1/10.
Note: CISA has officially confirmed this is actively exploited in the wild. Treat it with elevated urgency.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "JFrog Artifactory CVE-2026-42016" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-42016 (JFrog Artifactory) — CWE-863 / CVSS v3 8.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited, treat as top priority.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Incorrect authorization (CWE-863) exists in JFrog Artifactory.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of JFrog Artifactory.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.1/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited in the wild, treat as top priority.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで JFrog Artifactory を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Consider incident declaration escalate
Notify SOC / on-callCISA KEV登録済 = 実環境で悪用が観測されている。侵入の兆候があればインシデント対応宣言、無くてもパッチ適用までWAF強化を最優先で。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web docs.jfrog.com
- web docs.jfrog.com
- web github.com
- web cisa.gov
- web wiz.io