JFrog Artifactory Incorrect Authorization
What to do
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CISA deadline 2026-09-25 · due in 9 days · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
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.
Who is affected
JFrog Artifactory. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-863.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinedue in 9 days
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2026-42016 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42016
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- docs.jfrog.com docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/jfrog-security-advisories
- docs.jfrog.com docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/artifactory-self-managed-releases
- cisa.gov www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- cisa.gov www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42016