CVE-2026-56142: CWE-915 in JetBrains Hub
CVE-2026-56142 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in JetBrains Hub affecting versions before 2026.1.13757, 2025.3.148033, 2025.2.148048, 2025.1.148120, 2024.3.148430, and 2024.2.148429. The issue involves the improper attachment of authentication details to accounts, allowing an attacker with some privileges to escalate their access. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-915 (Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes). No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in JetBrains Hub allows privilege escalation by attaching authentication details to accounts improperly. It affects multiple versions prior to specific build numbers in 2024, 2025, and 2026 releases. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.6, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published the vulnerability but has not yet provided an official fix or remediation level. The vulnerability is related to CWE-915, which concerns improper control over modification of object prototype attributes, potentially enabling attackers to escalate privileges.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker with some privileges to escalate their access rights within JetBrains Hub, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. This can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data and administrative functions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary workaround has been provided by JetBrains at this time, users should monitor the vendor's security advisories closely and apply updates as soon as they become available. Until a fix is released, restrict access to JetBrains Hub to trusted users and networks to reduce exposure.
CVE-2026-56142: CWE-915 in JetBrains Hub
Description
CVE-2026-56142 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in JetBrains Hub affecting versions before 2026.1.13757, 2025.3.148033, 2025.2.148048, 2025.1.148120, 2024.3.148430, and 2024.2.148429. The issue involves the improper attachment of authentication details to accounts, allowing an attacker with some privileges to escalate their access. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-915 (Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes). No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in JetBrains Hub allows privilege escalation by attaching authentication details to accounts improperly. It affects multiple versions prior to specific build numbers in 2024, 2025, and 2026 releases. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.6, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published the vulnerability but has not yet provided an official fix or remediation level. The vulnerability is related to CWE-915, which concerns improper control over modification of object prototype attributes, potentially enabling attackers to escalate privileges.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker with some privileges to escalate their access rights within JetBrains Hub, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. This can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data and administrative functions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary workaround has been provided by JetBrains at this time, users should monitor the vendor's security advisories closely and apply updates as soon as they become available. Until a fix is released, restrict access to JetBrains Hub to trusted users and networks to reduce exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- JetBrains
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-19T10:56:21.696Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a353b04f198dc38c1384f71
Added to database: 6/19/2026, 12:50:12 PM
Last enriched: 6/19/2026, 1:04:59 PM
Last updated: 6/19/2026, 3:36:54 PM
Views: 4
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