Attachment size limit bypass in JetBrains YouTrack AI assistant
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.19728 does not enforce its attachment size limit when a thread is converted through the AI assistant. A remote attacker with low privileges can exceed the limit, which causes resource exhaustion (CWE-770). The CVSS vector rates the impact as low availability only.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.19728 the attachment size limit could be bypassed via AI assistant thread conversion
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
Remediation
Update JetBrains YouTrack to version 2026.2.19728 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA YouTrack (JetBrains) Fixed in 2026.2.19728
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123336
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-gv5f-529c-m3rx
- 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-2026-123336 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-123336 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gv5f-529c-m3rx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences