Critical severity · published Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-82329
Potential authentication bypass leading to administrative access in Artifactory
In wildKEV
9.8
CVSS
14.4%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
JFrog Artifactory contains an authentication weakness that, under default configuration, may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to obtain administrative privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)14.4% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Sep 2, 2026
Federal remediation dueSep 5, 2026
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AR
artifactory · jfrog
before 7.111.21; 7.117.0 before 7.117.28; 7.125.0 before 7.125.20; 7.133.0 before 7.133.29; 7.146.0 before 7.146.38; 7.161.0 before 7.161.20 · source: vendor, NVD, KEV
In the news
BreachHigh
OpenInfra Europe’s JFrog Artifactory instance breached, packages potentially compromised
Attackers have compromised a self-hosted JFrog Artifactory instance operated by OpenInfra Europe, the regional hub of the OpenInfra Foundation warned in a security notice prominently displayed on its homepage. OpenInfra Europe’s security incident notice “Anyone who downloaded or installed artifacts from https://artifactory.nordix.org/ from August 28 and September 15, 2026 should immediately stop using them, remove them from their pipelines, and treat these packages as potentially compromised,” the message says. Compromise through CVE-2026-82329 The OpenInfra Foundation … More →
The post OpenInfra Europe’s JFrog Artifactory instance breached, packages potentially compromised appeared first on Help Net Security .
Sep 30, 2026·Help Net Security
VulnerabilityCritical
Hackers exploit critical JFrog Artifactory flaw to forge admin tokens
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-82329) in JFrog Artifactory is being exploited in attacks to create tokens that provide administrative access. [...]
Sep 2, 2026·BleepingComputer
AdvisoryHigh
CISA Adds Seven Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA has added seven new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation.
CVE-2026-9586 Sangoma Switchvox SQL Injection Vulnerability
CVE-2026-48710 Kludex Starlette HTTP Request/Response Smuggling Vulnerability
CVE-2026-49869 Kestra OSS OS Command Injection Vulnerability
CVE-2026-59822 BerriAI LiteLLM Improper Authentication Vulnerability
CVE-2026-82329 JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication Vulnerability
CVE-2026-83548 SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability
CVE-2026-83549 SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability
These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise.
Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities, specifically those identified by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) listed in CISA’s KEV Catalog on publicly exposed assets that grant total control of the asset post-exploitation, while deferring action f...
Sep 2, 2026·CISA Advisories
VulnerabilityCritical
[CISA KEV] CVE-2026-82329: JFrog Artifactory - JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication Vulnerability
JFrog Artifactory contains an improper authentication vulnerability that under default configuration can allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to obtain administrative privileges.
ARArtifactoryCVE-2026-82329
Sep 2, 2026·CISA KEV
VulnerabilityCritical
Attackers Pounce on Critical Artifactory Flaw Following Disclosure
CVE-2026-82329 is an authentication bypass flaw in JFrog's repository manager that enables bad actors to gain admin-level access on affected systems.
Sep 1, 2026·Dark Reading
VulnerabilityCritical
Attackers Exploit Critical JFrog Artifactory Flaw to Mint Admin Tokens Days After Disclosure
Threat actors are exploiting a newly patched critical security flaw impacting JFrog Artifactory merely days after public disclosure, according to watchTowr.
The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-82329 (CVSS score: 9.8), a case of authentication bypass that could lead to administrative access in Artifactory.
"JFrog Artifactory contains an authentication weakness that, under default
Sep 1, 2026·The Hacker News
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82329
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82329
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/jfrog-security-advisories
vendor-advisory
https://docs.jfrog.com/releases/docs/artifactory-self-managed-releases
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