JetBrains YouTrack < 2026.1.14047 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 344498

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of JetBrains YouTrack installed on the remote host is prior to 2026.1.14047. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.1.14047 a missing escalation check let a user with project update permissions grant themselves Project Admin. (CVE-2026-86500)

- In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.1.14047 predefined search fields leaked all group names to any user, regardless of visibility permission. (CVE-2026-86499)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to JetBrains YouTrack version 2026.1.14047, or later.

See Also

https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 344498

File Name: jetbrains_youtrack_2026_1_14047.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/10/2026

Updated: 9/11/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 9.86

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-86500

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:jetbrains:youtrack

Required KB Items: installed_sw/JetBrains YouTrack

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-86499, CVE-2026-86500