Missing authorization in JetBrains YouTrack lets users change issue visibility
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.19656 has a missing authorization check (CWE-862). A user without update permission can change the visibility of issues. The CVSS 3.1 vector shows that an attacker needs low privileges and a high-complexity network attack, and the flaw does not affect integrity or 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 users without update permission could change issue visibility
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 2026.2.19656 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-2026-85869 Permission bypass in JetBrains YouTrack lets users escalate privilegesPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123337
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-f4fq-p35f-xg28
- 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-2026-123337 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-123337 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f4fq-p35f-xg28 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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