Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege YouTrack account
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DeliveryAuthenticate to target instance
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ExploitNavigate to Planning Canvas feature
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ExecutionManipulate resource identifiers in HTTP requests
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PersistEnumerate restricted issues and articles
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ImpactExfiltrate confidential project data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
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| Exploitation Conditions | The attacker must hold a valid authenticated session on the target YouTrack instance with at least low-privilege access (PR:L per CVSS vector). The vulnerability is specifically exercised through the Planning Canvas feature - exploitation requires interaction with this component, not general YouTrack API access. Exploitation is limited by: (1) the mandatory requirement for a valid authenticated account on the instance, ruling out unauthenticated external attackers; (2) impact is scoped to confidentiality only - restricted write or administrative actions are not achievable via this flaw; and (3) only instances hosting restricted issues or articles on Planning Canvas present meaningful data exposure risk. |
| Impact | The CVSS 6.5 score is derived from vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating network-exploitable, low-complexity, low-privilege authentication required, with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. The PR:L requirement meaningfully constrains opportunistic exploitation - an attacker must first obtain a valid YouTrack account, reducing the exposed attack surface to insiders, compromised accounts, or users with self-registration access. No EPSS score was provided in available data, and the absence of a KEV listing and public POC suggests no evidence of active exploitation at this time. Despite the high confidentiality CVSS sub-score, real-world prioritization should be moderate: the primary risk is unauthorized disclosure of sensitive project data such as security roadmaps, unreleased features, or internal communications stored in restricted issues. Organizations with sensitive projects on shared YouTrack instances should treat this as a higher priority. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated low-privileged YouTrack user - such as a contractor or guest account - accesses the Planning Canvas and systematically manipulates issue or article identifier parameters in HTTP requests to retrieve restricted items from projects they have not been explicitly granted access to. Because attack complexity is low and no user interaction is required, this enumeration could be scripted to extract metadata or content from restricted security or roadmap issues across the entire instance. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – May 29, 2026
Improper access control in JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.1.13570 permits any authenticated low-privileged user to enumerate restricted issues and articles through the Planning Canvas feature, exposing confidential project data they are not authorized to view. Rooted in CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), the flaw allows user-controlled identifiers to bypass access restrictions without proper authorization checks. No public exploit code has been identified and this vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Upgrade JetBrains YouTrack to version 2026.1.13570 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch for this issue per the JetBrains security advisory at https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/. If immediate upgrading is not feasible, as a compensating control restrict Planning Canvas access permissions to only explicitly trusted users through YouTrack's project-level access control settings - note this may reduce collaborative visibility. Additionally, audit user accounts with low-privilege access on YouTrack instances hosting sensitive or restricted projects, and revoke accounts that no longer require access. These controls do not eliminate the underlying flaw and should be treated as temporary measures only.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
JetBrains YouTrack is a proprietary web-based project management and issue tracking platform. The Planning Canvas is a visual agile board feature that renders issues and articles across projects. CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) indicates the root cause: the application uses user-supplied resource identifiers - such as issue IDs or article IDs - to retrieve objects without consistently verifying that the requesting authenticated principal holds the required access rights to those specific resources. This is a classic IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference) pattern. The affected CPE cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:youtrack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all YouTrack application versions, with the fix boundary at build 2026.1.13570.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from Vendor (JetBrains) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: JetBrains
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.1.13570 improper access control allowed enumeration of restricted issues and articles on Planning Canvas
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-33394
GHSA-gc2g-wv59-8j3r
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