In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.17394 stored XSS via article titles in digest emails was possible
Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.17394 stored XSS via article titles in digest emails was possible
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00664 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed YouTrack (JetBrains): 2026.2.17394
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA YouTrack (JetBrains) Fixed in 2026.2.17394
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61492
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hff6-mprw-27h7
- 2026-10-05 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More JetBrains Youtrack vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-44538 Missing authentication in JetBrains YouTrack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-08314 JetBrains YouTrack before 2021.4.40426 was vulnerable to SSTI (Server-Side Template Injection) via FreeMarker templates. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-52731 Authentication bypass in JetBrains YouTrack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-07854 In JetBrains YouTrack before 2020.5.3123, server-side template injection (SSTI) was… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-19197 JetBrains YouTrack before 2021.3.23639 is vulnerable to Host header injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-09636 Certain actions could cause privilege escalation for issue attachments in JetBrains… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-61492 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-61492 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hff6-mprw-27h7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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