CVE-2026-42016

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-42016?

Upgrade artifactory to 7.133.11 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-42016 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-42016 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2026-09-25. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-42016?

CVE-2026-42016 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-42016 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for artifactory (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHCISA KEV

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

artifactoryNVD

Affected:< 7.133.11Fixed in:7.133.11CVE-2026-42016derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.89%probability of exploitation in 30 days

58thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 58% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Remediation due: 2026-09-25

References

Vendor Advisory1

docs.jfrog.com

Third-Party Advisory1

wiz.io

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Release Notes1

docs.jfrog.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-22518	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-38035	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-46169	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-38856	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-29927	Critical	9.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36289	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-42016?

Upgrade artifactory to 7.133.11 or later.

Is CVE-2026-42016 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-42016 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2026-09-25. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2026-42016?

CVE-2026-42016 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-42016 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for artifactory (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-09-12.