CVE-2026-42017 Privilege escalation via JFrog Worker event token exposure
A lower-privileged user can obtain privileged authorization tokens via an event-handling flaw, enabling privilege escalation in JFrog Artifactory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-42017?
CVE-2026-42017 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jfrog Artifactory, published on 27 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An event-handling weakness in JFrog Artifactory could expose privileged authorization material to a lower-privileged user under specific conditions.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-42017?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jfrog Artifactory.
How do I fix CVE-2026-42017?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-42017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-42017 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-42017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jfrog Artifactory
- CVE-2026-82329 JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication
- CVE-2026-42016 JFrog Artifactory Incorrect Authorization
- CVE-2026-42018 JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication
- CVE-2026-66384 JFrog Artifactory Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- CVE-2019-17444 JFrog Artifactory does not enforce default admin password change
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g554-2364-r9j6.