CVE-2026-49368
Published: 29 May 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-49368 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique JavaScript (T1059.007); ranked at the 9.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-33416
Vulnerability details
In JetBrains YouTrack before 2026.1.13162 stored XSS in project notification templates was possible
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Stored XSS (CWE-79) directly enables arbitrary JavaScript execution in victim browsers (T1059.007) and facilitates drive-by compromise or exploitation of the public-facing YouTrack application (T1189/T1190).
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.