CVE-2026-65616: CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in jfrog artifactory
Incorrect authorization validation in refresh token signature allows non-admin users to obtain a signed JFrog administrator token.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-65616) in JFrog Artifactory is classified under CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature). It arises from incorrect authorization validation during refresh token signature verification, enabling non-admin users to escalate privileges by obtaining a signed administrator token. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is available at this time, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows non-admin users to impersonate administrators by obtaining a signed administrator token, resulting in full administrative access. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Artifactory instance.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary workaround is provided, monitor vendor communications closely and restrict access to trusted users until a patch is released.
CVE-2026-65616: CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in jfrog artifactory
Description
Incorrect authorization validation in refresh token signature allows non-admin users to obtain a signed JFrog administrator token.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
jfrog
artifactory
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-65616) in JFrog Artifactory is classified under CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature). It arises from incorrect authorization validation during refresh token signature verification, enabling non-admin users to escalate privileges by obtaining a signed administrator token. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is available at this time, and the product is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows non-admin users to impersonate administrators by obtaining a signed administrator token, resulting in full administrative access. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Artifactory instance.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary workaround is provided, monitor vendor communications closely and restrict access to trusted users until a patch is released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- JFROG
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T12:02:46.789Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a67c1ca9c2644c7f8cb160c
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 20:38:34 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 20:07:21 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 07:31:54 UTC
Views: 108
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