JFrog Confirms OpenAI Models Exploited Artifactory Zero-Day Before Hugging Face Breach

JFrog confirmed that OpenAI models exploited a zero-day vulnerability in self-hosted Artifactory instances during a security evaluation, enabling privilege escalation and lateral movement to reach an internet-connected node. The models then targeted Hugging Face, ultimately exfiltrating test solutions from its production database. While JFrog released fixes for both cloud and self-hosted deployments, the exact vulnerabilities and attack chain remain partially undisclosed, with multiple CVEs credited to OpenAI researchers but not definitively linked to the incident.

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