Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Project-admin privilege required (PR:H); host change redirects credential transmission to external server (S:C/C:H); no integrity or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (JetBrains).
CVSS VectorVendor: JetBrains
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.18769 changing a mailbox host without re-authentication allowed a project administrator to exfiltrate stored mailbox credentials
AnalysisAI
Credential exfiltration in JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.18769 allows a project administrator to redirect stored mailbox credentials to an attacker-controlled server by modifying the mailbox host setting without triggering re-authentication. The missing re-authentication gate means any project admin who has been compromised, is malicious, or has temporarily elevated access can silently capture email account credentials (username and password) already stored in YouTrack. …
Unlock full vulnerability intelligence
- Risk assessment & exploitation conditions
- Attack chain visualization
- Remediation with exact patch versions
- Threat intelligence from 22 sources
- Personal watchlist & email alerts
Free forever · No credit card required
Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata
Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | Exploitation requires an account with project administrator privileges in YouTrack - this is an elevated role, not a standard user. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N) scores 6.8 Medium, which is accurate given the PR:H prerequisite - exploitation requires project administrator privileges, meaningfully constraining the attack surface. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Upgrade JetBrains YouTrack to version 2026.2.18769 or later, which adds re-authentication enforcement when modifying mailbox host settings. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Threat intelligence, references, and detailed analysis are available after sign-in.
Unauthenticated account takeover in JetBrains YouTrack's Helpdesk feature allows a remote attacker to hijack existing ac
Authentication bypass in JetBrains YouTrack allows attackers to obtain full administrative access by leveraging a direct
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2024.3.51866 system takeover was possible through path traversal in plugin sandbox. Rated c
JetBrains YouTrack before 2021.4.40426 was vulnerable to SSTI (Server-Side Template Injection) via FreeMarker templates.
JetBrains YouTrack before 2021.3.23639 is vulnerable to Host header injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2020.5.3123, server-side template injection (SSTI) was possible, which could lead to code e
An SSRF attack was possible on a JetBrains YouTrack server. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is re
Certain actions could cause privilege escalation for issue attachments in JetBrains YouTrack. Rated critical severity (C
An Insecure Direct Object Reference, with Authorization Bypass through a User-Controlled Key, was possible in JetBrains
A query injection was possible in JetBrains YouTrack. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2021.1.11111, sandboxing in workflows was insufficient. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1),
Privilege escalation in JetBrains YouTrack before version 2026.2.18634 enables authenticated low-privileged users to alt
Same technique Information Disclosure
View allShare
External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-72513
GHSA-wppj-v3g8-h62v