CVE-2026-44556
HIGHOpen WebUI: responses passthrough endpoint lacks access control authorization
Title source: cnaDescription
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the /responses endpoint in the OpenAI router accepts any authenticated user and forwards requests directly to upstream LLM providers without enforcing per-model access control. While the primary chat completion endpoint (generate_chat_completion) checks model ownership, group membership, and AccessGrants before allowing a request, the /responses proxy only validates that the user has a valid session via get_verified_user. This allows any authenticated user to interact with any model configured on the instance by sending a POST request to /api/openai/responses with an arbitrary model ID. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-hp5m-24vp-vq2q
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-284
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (3)
open-webui/open-webui
< 0.9.0
openwebui/open_webui
< 0.9.0
pypi/open-webui
0 - 0.9.0PyPI
Published
May 15, 2026
Tracked Since
May 16, 2026