CVE-2026-44561
MEDIUMOpen WebUI: Deactivated Channel Members Retain Full Access to Group/DM Channels
Title source: cnaDescription
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the is_user_channel_member function checks whether a ChannelMember row exists but does not check the is_active field. When a user is deactivated from a group or DM channel (removed by the channel owner, or leaves voluntarily), their membership row persists with is_active=False and status='left'. Because the authorization check ignores this field, the deactivated user retains full read and write access to the channel via direct API calls. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-hmgr-67hw-j2cq
Scores
CVSS v3
5.4
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
10.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-863
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