CVE-2026-42016
Act now ● On CISA KEV — actively exploited
Actively exploited — on the CISA KEV list.
CVSS base
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.9%
57.7th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2026-09-11 · patch by 2026-09-25
Weakness / dates
CWE-863
Published 2026-07-27 · modified 2026-09-12
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2026-07-27 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-11 — Added to CISA KEV (actively exploited)
- 2026-09-25 — CISA patch-by deadline
- 2026-09-12 — Last modified (NVD)
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.
Affected
References
- https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/artifactory-self-managed-releases
- https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/jfrog-security-advisories
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-42016
- https://www.wiz.io/blog/artifactory-under-attack-in-the-wild-exploitation-of-cve-2026-42016-cve-2026-4201