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CVE-2026-86497: In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.18769 changing a mailbox host without re-authentication allowed a project administrator to exfiltrate st

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 27/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.51% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: JetBrains YouTrack 2026.2.18769.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to JetBrains YouTrack 2026.2.18769 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.18769 changing a mailbox host without re-authentication allowed a project administrator to exfiltrate stored mailbox credentials

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 7, 2026
Updated
Sep 8, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 43th percentile

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Action score

27

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · JetBrains
6.8
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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (JetBrains). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • JetBrains YouTrack

    • before 2026.2.18769affected · semver

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-24442JetBrains YouTrack before 2021.4.40426 was vulnerable to SSTI (Server-Side Template Injection) via FreeMarker templates.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-43185JetBrains YouTrack before 2021.3.23639 is vulnerable to Host header injection.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-25770In JetBrains YouTrack before 2020.5.3123, server-side template injection (SSTI) was possible, which could lead to code execution.
    40Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-86495Sep 7, 2026 · In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.18687 missing permission checks allowed creating knowledge base articles in inaccessible projects
    26Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-86496Sep 7, 2026 · In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.18769 missing access control on Helpdesk authorized reporters exposed reporter email addresses
    17Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-86498Sep 7, 2026 · In JetBrains YouTrack before 2025.3.160480, 2026.1.14047 pUT requests on link sub-resources allowed modification linked entities without up
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
JetBrains YouTrack2026.2.18769Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-49370101 days apartIn JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.1.13162 information disclosure was possible on fetchApp requests
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2026-10025823 days apartIn JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.18991 missing authorisation allowed read-only users to read project settings
    17Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-201 · Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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