SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-86478

In JetBrains YouTrack before 2025.3.161254, 2026.1.14042 improper authentication in YouTrack Helpdesk allowed unauthenticated account takeover via a self-asserted email address

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.36%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In JetBrains YouTrack before 2025.3.161254, 2026.1.14042 improper authentication in YouTrack Helpdesk allowed unauthenticated account takeover via a self-asserted email address

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.36% probability · 29th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-290
Source
cve@jetbrains.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.