CVE-2026-65616
Potential privilege escalation to JFrog administrator privileges
Incorrect authorization validation in refresh token signature allows non-admin users to obtain a signed JFrog administrator token.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Potential privilege escalation to JFrog administrator privileges
Incorrect authorization validation in refresh token signature allows non-admin users to obtain a signed JFrog administrator token.
- Record
CVE-2026-65616- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-49576
Incorrect authorization validation in refresh token signature allows non-admin users to obtain a signed JFrog administrator token.
- Record
EUVD-2026-49576- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w257-36fh-jmr6
Incorrect authorization validation in refresh token signature allows non-admin users to obtain a...
Incorrect authorization validation in refresh token signature allows non-admin users to obtain a signed JFrog administrator token.
- Record
GHSA-w257-36fh-jmr6- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect authorization validation in refresh token signature allows non-admin users to obtain a signed JFrog administrator token.
- Record
CVE-2026-65616- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | alixiacf/hpim-training-lab | 2026-09-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | alixiacf/rep-openai-artifactory | 2026-09-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-65616 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Jfrog Artifactory, published July 27, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.