CVE-2026-61492
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.2.17394 stored XSS via article titles in digest emails was possible
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceStored XSS vulnerability in JetBrains YouTrack allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through article titles in digest emails. The payload is stored in the application and rendered unsanitized when users receive digest emails, enabling session hijacking or phishing via the email channel.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2026.2.17394CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify YouTrack versionNavigate to YouTrack administration interface or query the /api/debug/version endpoint to retrieve the installed version numberAffected if The installed version is lower than 2026.2.17394
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Confirm digest email feature is enabledAccess YouTrack administration settings and locate the digest or notification email configuration section to verify whether digest emails are turned onAffected if Digest email delivery is enabled in the YouTrack configuration
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Review article titles for suspicious contentExamine knowledge base articles and any content items that can appear in digest emails. Inspect article title fields for unescaped HTML, script tags, or JavaScript event handlersAffected if Any stored article titles contain raw HTML or JavaScript that would execute when rendered in emails
You are affected if your YouTrack version is below 2026.2.17394 and digest emails are enabled, allowing stored XSS payloads in article titles to execute in email recipients browsers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2026.2.17394
Upgrade YouTrack to version 2026.2.17394 or later. Until then, disable digest emails or implement email content filtering as a temporary workaround.
YouTrack 2026.2.17394 or later
- 1. Back up your YouTrack database and configuration files before upgrading
- 2. Download YouTrack version 2026.2.17394 or later from the official JetBrains website (www.jetbrains.com/youtrack/download)
- 3. Stop the YouTrack service
- 4. Run the installer or deploy the new version following JetBrains upgrade documentation
- 5. Verify the upgrade was successful by logging into YouTrack
- 6. Test that article titles in digest emails are properly sanitized and no longer allow XSS execution
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-61492 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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