JFrog Artifactory is widely used across organizations for software supply chain. A privilege-escalation in self-hosted instances can lead to artifact/code compromise and broad operational impact.
CVE-2026-42016
Token validation flaw in JFrog Artifactory (<7.133.11) allows privilege escalation.
Is CVE-2026-42016 being exploited?
Yes. CVE-2026-42016 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.
How severe is CVE-2026-42016?
CVE-2026-42016 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-42016?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-42016. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-42016 affect?
CVE-2026-42016 affects JFrog Artifactory (Self-Hosted) versions before 7.133.11. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-42016?
Upgrade to 7.133.11+, rotate/revoke tokens, audit access and logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Scope-bypass in token validation lets attackers escalate privileges to elevated/repo/admin access, risking artifact/code compromise.
Immediate action required
- affected< 7.133.11
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.