CVE-2026-65921 Potential path traversal leading to unauthorized file writes
Attackers can write files outside intended directories via path traversal in archive extraction, potentially compromising build artifacts.
- 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-2026-65921?
CVE-2026-65921 is a high-severity path traversal 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
A path validation weakness in archive extraction/write handling allows entries with traversal sequences to be written outside the intended build artifacts location.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-65921?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jfrog Artifactory.
How do I fix CVE-2026-65921?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-65921 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-65921 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-65921 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-9567-xfjr-xvwf.