JetBrains YouTrack up to 2026.1.14042 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in JetBrains YouTrack. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-86500. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in JetBrains YouTrack. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.1.14047 a missing escalation check let a user with project update permissions grant themselves Project Admin

The advisory is shared for download at jetbrains.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-86500 since 09/07/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 2026.1.14047 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (JetBrains): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: YouTrack 2026.1.14047

Timelineinfo

09/07/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/07/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
09/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jetbrains.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-86500 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-86500
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-399656

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2026 19:13
Changes: 09/07/2026 19:13 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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