HIGH CISA-KEV ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
CVE-2026-42016
JFrog Artifactory Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
JFrog Artifactory contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that allows leads to privilege escalation attack due to a validation check of the token signature/issuer and not the token’s scope.
Affected Products
- JFrog: Artifactory
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42016
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
This high severity vulnerability was published on 2026-09-11 via CISA-KEV. ⚠ This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — it is being actively exploited in the wild. Affected: JFrog: Artifactory.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-09-11 · 0 days ago
CISA KEV — Actively ExploitedU.S. federal agencies required to patch · confirmed threat-actor activity
Remediation Resources
NVD / MITRE
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42016Related Vulnerabilities
| CVE | Title | Severity | CVSS |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-42018 KEV | JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication Vulnerability | HIGH | — |
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