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Friday, September 18, 2026
Data as of 13:09 UTC

JFrog Artifactory Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2026-09-02
Federal due date
2026-09-05
Vendor
JFrog
Product
Artifactory
EPSS
94.3th percentile (score 0.077, as of 2026-09-16)
NVD CVSS v3.1
9.8 (CRITICAL)
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82329

CISA short description

JFrog Artifactory contains an improper authentication vulnerability that under default configuration can allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to obtain administrative privileges.

Required action

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.

NVD description

JFrog Artifactory contains an authentication weakness that, under default configuration, may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to obtain administrative privileges.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.