CVE-2026-42016 — JFrog Artifactory (Self Hosted) versions before 7

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2026-09-11. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2026-07-27T20:16:39.613
• Last modified: 2026-09-12T04:16:32.483
• Added to CISA KEV: 2026-09-11

09References

• docs.jfrog.com — https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/artifactory-self-managed-releases
• docs.jfrog.com — https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/jfrog-security-advisories
• www.cisa.gov — https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-…
• www.wiz.io — https://www.wiz.io/blog/artifactory-under-attack-in-the-wild-exploitation-of-cve…