CVE-2026-45398
HIGHOpen WebUI: IDOR - Retrieval API Bypasses Knowledge Base Access Controls
Title source: cnaDescription
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, _validate_collection_access() checks the user-memory-* and file-* collection name prefixes but does not check knowledge base collections, which use raw UUIDs as collection names. Any authenticated user who knows a private knowledge base UUID can read its content through the retrieval query endpoints, even though the knowledge API correctly denies that user access. The same gap affects the retrieval write endpoints (/process/text, /process/file, /process/files/batch, /process/web, /process/youtube), allowing an attacker to inject content into or overwrite another user's knowledge base. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
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https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-4g37-7p2c-38r9
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https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/22109
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https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.9.5
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
13.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-639
Status
published
Products (3)
open-webui/open-webui
< 0.9.5
openwebui/open_webui
< 0.9.5
pypi/open-webui
0 - 0.9.5PyPI
Published
May 15, 2026
Tracked Since
May 16, 2026