What is CVE-2019-14956?

CVE-2019-14956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2019-14956?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack

CVE-2019-14956

JetBrains YouTrack before 2019.2.53938 was using incorrect settings, allowing a user without necessary permissions to get other project names.

Published 2019-10-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jetbrains Youtrack

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2019/09/26/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q2-2019/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14956?: CVE-2019-14956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-14956?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.