What is CVE-2026-86500?

CVE-2026-86500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-86500?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Jetbrains Youtrack

CVE-2026-86500

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Jetbrains Youtrack

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

cve@jetbrains.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-86500?: CVE-2026-86500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-86500?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.