Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2026-66384

artifactory

Jfrog / artifactory · affected before 7.146.35

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Severity
CVSS 5.3 · Medium
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.6%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-66384 is a vulnerability affecting Jfrog artifactory. An authenticated user may write data outside the intended Docker cache path under specific remote-repository conditions.

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 7.146.35.

What should we do?

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

Overview

An authenticated user may write data outside the intended Docker cache path under specific remote-repository conditions

An authenticated user may write data outside the intended Docker cache path under specific remote-repository conditions.

Vendor Product Affected Status
jfrog artifactory Before 7.146.35 Affected
jfrog artifactory Before 7.161.16 Affected
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Published
12 Aug 2026
Exploitation Reported
27 Aug 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
High
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

CISA

Recorded 27 Aug 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 28 Aug 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2026-08-27 17:00 UTC
CVE 2026-08-27 20:11 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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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

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

EPSS

0.6%

Weaknesses

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE-22

Recent mention · RecordedFuture

August 2026 CVE Landscape

In August 2026, Insikt Group® identified 73 high-impact vulnerabilities that should be prioritized for remediation, 43 of which had a Very Critical Recorded Future Risk Score. This represents a 14% decrease from last month.

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Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

HORKimhab/CVE-2026-66384

github · Created 2026-08-28 16:06:44 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 85%

CVE-2026-66384 - Draft or TODO

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  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. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Free JSON includes basic KEV fields 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-66384",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 5.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00579,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}