CVE-2026-28788
HIGHOpen WebUI's process_files_batch() endpoint missing ownership check, allows unauthorized file overwrite
Title source: cnaDescription
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to version 0.8.6, any authenticated user can overwrite any file's content by ID through the `POST /api/v1/retrieval/process/files/batch` endpoint. The endpoint performs no ownership check, so a regular user with read access to a shared knowledge base can obtain file UUIDs via `GET /api/v1/knowledge/{id}/files` and then overwrite those files, escalating from read to write. The overwritten content is served to the LLM via RAG, meaning the attacker controls what the model tells other users. Version 0.8.6 patches the issue.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-639
Status
published
Products (3)
open-webui/open-webui
< 0.8.6
openwebui/open_webui
< 0.8.6
pypi/open-webui
0 - 0.8.6PyPI
Published
Mar 27, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 27, 2026