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JetBrains YouTrack missing authorization lets users attach tags to any issue

Priority LOW 16CWE-862Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00175 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed YouTrack (JetBrains): 2026.2.19562, 2026.1.14137, 2025.3.169041

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JetBrainsYouTrackbefore 2026.2.19562, 2026.1.14137, 2025.3.1690412026.2.19562, 2026.1.14137, 2025.3.169041Patch availableCNA
  • 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

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:youtrack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——JetBrains
  • cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:youtrack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·JetBrains

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

  1. 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123335
  2. 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-5xvg-48vq-jjc7
  3. 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • 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
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