JetBrains YouTrack missing authorization lets users attach tags to any issue
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
JetBrains YouTrack versions before 2026.2.19562, 2026.1.14137 and 2025.3.169041 are affected. A missing authorization check (CWE-862) lets a user attach tags to any issue through the tag issues collection. The attacker needs a low-privilege account, and a user interaction is required.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.19562, 2026.1.14137, 2025.3.169041 missing authorization allowed attaching tags to any issue via the tag issues collection
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBrains | YouTrack | before 2026.2.19562, 2026.1.14137, 2025.3.169041 | 2026.2.19562, 2026.1.14137, 2025.3.169041 | Patch available | CNA |
- YouTrack VendorJetBrains Affected before 2026.2.19562, 2026.1.14137, 2025.3.169041 Fixed in 2026.2.19562, 2026.1.14137, 2025.3.169041 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade JetBrains YouTrack to 2026.2.19562, 2026.1.14137 or 2025.3.169041, matching the release line in use.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA YouTrack (JetBrains) Fixed in 2026.2.19562, 2026.1.14137, 2025.3.169041
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123335
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-5xvg-48vq-jjc7
- 2026-11-06 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-2026-123335 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-123335 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5xvg-48vq-jjc7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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