Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2026-42016

artifactory Privilege Escalation

Jfrog / artifactory · affected before 7.133.11

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Severity
CVSS 8.1 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.9%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-42016 is a vulnerability affecting Jfrog artifactory. JFrog Artifactory (Self Hosted) versions before 7.133.11 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack due to a validation check of the token...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Jfrog / artifactory affected before 7.133.11.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

artifactory Privilege Escalation

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.

Vendor Product Affected Status
jfrog artifactory Before 7.133.11 Affected
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Published
27 Jul 2026
Exploitation Reported
10 Sep 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

Wiz

Recorded 10 Sep 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Wiz First 2026-09-10 19:04 UTC
CISA 2026-09-11 18:30 UTC
CVE 2026-09-11 19:10 UTC
TheHackerNews 2026-09-12 15:54 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

0.9%

Weaknesses

Incorrect Authorization CWE-863

Recent mention · TheHackerNews

CISA Adds 5 Actively Exploited Artifactory, ScreenConnect, and RouterOS Flaws to KEV

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added five security flaws impacting JFrog Artifactory, ConnectWise ScreenConnect, and MikroTik RouterOS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the...

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All Mentions

Recent mention · TheHackerNews

CISA Adds 5 Actively Exploited Artifactory, ScreenConnect, and RouterOS Flaws to KEV

TheHackerNews · 12 Sep 2026

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added five security flaws impacting JFrog Artifactory, ConnectWise ScreenConnect, and MikroTik RouterOS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild. Details of the vulnerabilities are as follows - CVE-2026-42016 (CVSS score: 8.1) - An incorrect authorization

Recent mention · TheRegister

More JFrog Artifactory bugs under attack, and all 3 have patches

TheRegister · 11 Sep 2026

If you're waiting for a sign to upgrade to a fixed version: this is it

Recent mention · Wiz

Artifactory Under Attack: In-the-Wild Exploitation of CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018 & CVE-2026-82329

Wiz · 10 Sep 2026

Wiz Research has identified active, in-the-wild exploitation of three critical and high-severity vulnerabilities impacting JFrog Artifactory (CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018 & CVE-2026-82329). Attackers are chaining these vulnerabilities to bypass authentication and gain administrative control.

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. KEV confirmed by TheHackerNews

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  3. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  4. Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  5. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2026-42016

Free JSON includes basic KEV fields 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-42016",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 8.1,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00886,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}