Actively exploited · Published Aug 28, 2026 · Assigned by JFROG

CVE-2026-82329Potential authentication bypass leading to administrative access in Artifactory

Critical 9.8 Exploited

In plain English

A critical-severity improper authentication in artifactory from jfrog. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on September 2, 2026). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 14.4% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. 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.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)14.4%top 3.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Sep 2, 2026
Attack tooling2Nuclei, Public PoC

CISA guidance

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.

Federal agencies must remediate by Sep 5, 2026.

Official description

JFrog Artifactory contains an authentication weakness that, under default configuration, may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to obtain administrative privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
jfrog artifactory 0 – before 7.111.217.117.0 – before 7.117.287.125.0 – before 7.125.207.133.0 – before 7.133.297.146.0 – before 7.146.387.161.0 – before 7.161.20

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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