CVE-2026-44564
MEDIUMOpen WebUI: Read-Only Users Can Modify Collaborative Documents via Socket.IO
Title source: cnaDescription
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the ydoc:document:update Socket.IO event handler checks whether the sender is a member of the document's Socket.IO room (line 678) but does not verify that the sender has write permission. Users with read-only access join the document room via ydoc:document:join, which only requires read permission (line 520). Once in the room, the user can emit ydoc:document:update events that modify the in-memory Yjs document state and are broadcast to all other collaborators in real time. 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-vrfh-rj4q-rmhr
Scores
CVSS v3
5.4
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
12.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
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