JFrog Artifactory up to 7.133.10 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in JFrog Artifactory up to 7.133.10. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-42016. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in JFrog Artifactory up to 7.133.10. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at docs.jfrog.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-42016 since 04/23/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 345850 (JFrog Artifactory < 7.133.11 Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. This issue was added on 09/11/2026 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 09/25/2026:

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 BO

Upgrading to version 7.133.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (345850). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Attacked

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Nessus ID: 345850
Nessus Name: JFrog Artifactory < 7.133.11 Privilege Escalation

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Artifactory 7.133.11

Timelineinfo

04/23/2026 CVE reserved
07/27/2026 +95 days Advisory disclosed
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/16/2026 +51 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.jfrog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-42016 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-42016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383554
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/27/2026 22:06
Updated: 09/16/2026 17:59
Changes: 07/27/2026 22:06 (53), 09/11/2026 14:38 (20), 09/11/2026 21:01 (12), 09/15/2026 17:31 (2), 09/16/2026 17:59 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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