Actively exploited KEV catalog No authentication
CVE-2026-42018

JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication Vulnerability

JFrog Artifactory could return an internal anonymous-user token to an unauthenticated caller when anonymous access is disabled, potentially exposing sensitive resources.

CheckOps priority index
5.1/10 Patch within 7 days
Severity7.5
Probability1.0
Exploitation3/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 9.8% higher than 95.5% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 53 days 11 Sept 2026
CISA due date 25 Sept 2026 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010025 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 3 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)11 Sept 2026
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)11 Sept 2026
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %9.8%
  • No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

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.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Affected products

Artifactory
Affected versions
  • 0 <7.111.20
  • 7.133.0 <7.133.28
  • 7.125.0 <7.125.19
  • 7.117.0 <7.117.27
  • 7.146.0 <7.146.8
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2026-42016JFrog Artifactory Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
    4.7 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2026-82329JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication Vulnerability
    6.8 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2026-66384JFrog Artifactory Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Vulnerability
    3.3 · Actively exploited

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities