CVE-2026-82329: Critical JFrog Artifactory Authentication Bypass Exploited in the Wild

A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in JFrog Artifactory moved into active exploitation only days after its public disclosure. Tracked as CVE-2026-82329 and rated 9.8 on the CVSS scale, the flaw can allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to obtain administrator-level privileges on vulnerable Artifactory instances. JFrog disclosed and patched the issue on August 28, 2026. By September 1, exposure management company watchTowr had already observed…