Artifactory Internal Token Exposure with Disabled Anon Access
CVE-2026-42018 Published on August 12, 2026
Anonymous user token generation exposure in JFrog Artifactory
JFrog Artifactory could return an internal anonymous-user token to an unauthenticated caller when anonymous access is disabled, potentially exposing sensitive resources.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. JFrog Artifactory contains an improper authentication vulnerability that could return an internal anonymous-user token to an unauthenticated caller when anonymous access is disabled, potentially exposing sensitive resources.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by September 25, 2026: 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 applicab
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-42018 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an authentification Vulnerability?
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
CVE-2026-42018 has been classified to as an authentification vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-42018
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Affected Versions
jfrog artifactory:- Before 7.111.20 is affected.
- Version 7.117.0 and below 7.117.27 is affected.
- Version 7.125.0 and below 7.125.19 is affected.
- Version 7.133.0 and below 7.133.28 is affected.
- Version 7.146.0 and below 7.146.8 is affected.