Permission bypass in JetBrains YouTrack lets users escalate privileges
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.19656 has an incorrect authorization flaw (CWE-863) in its app permission checks. A high-privileged user with network access can bypass the permission check through the project tab and escalate privileges. The attacker needs high privileges and user interaction, and the impact is high confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.19656 app permission bypass allowed privilege escalation via project tab
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update JetBrains YouTrack to version 2026.2.19656 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA YouTrack (JetBrains) Fixed in 2026.2.19656
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
JetBrains YouTrack 2026.2.19656
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-85878 Missing authorization in JetBrains YouTrack lets users change issue visibilityPriority LOW 15
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123328
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-gr59-mv72-px7w
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More JetBrains vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-45031 Deserialization of untrusted data in JetBrains TeamCity KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-18053 In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.11.4 authentication bypass allowing to perform admin actions was possible KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-22884 In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.05.4 authentication bypass leading to RCE on TeamCity Server was possible KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-18054 In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.11.4 path traversal allowing to perform limited admin actions was possible KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2024-15905 In JetBrains TeamCity before 2023.11.3 authentication bypass leading to RCE was possible CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-24589 Insufficiently protected credentials in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-123328 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-123328 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gr59-mv72-px7w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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