CVE-2026-42016

high

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.

References

https://www.wiz.io/blog/artifactory-under-attack-in-the-wild-exploitation-of-cve-2026-42016-cve-2026-4201

https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/jfrog-security-advisories

https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/artifactory-self-managed-releases

https://www.securityweek.com/three-jfrog-artifactory-flaws-exploited-for-backdoor-deployment/

https://securityaffairs.com/199032/security/u-s-cisa-adds-gitlab-jfrog-artifactory-and-connectwise-screenconnect-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisa-adds-5-actively-exploited.html

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/11/more-jfrog-artifactory-bugs-under-attack-and-all-3-have-patches/5295943

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/11/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/artifactory-flaws-chained-in-attacks-deploying-backdoor-malware/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-chain-jfrog-artifactory-flaws.html

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-42016

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-49566

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-27

Updated: 2026-09-12

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

Vulnerability Watch

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