Open WebUI: Global Knowledge Base Enumeration via knowledge-bases Meta-Collection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863 and CWE-200.
Summary
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the _validate_collection_access function uses an incomplete allowlist that only enforces ownership checks for collections matching user-memory-* and file-* patterns. All other collection names pass through unchecked — including the system-level knowledge-bases meta-collection, which stores the IDs, names, and descriptions of every knowledge base on the instance. Any authenticated user can query this meta-collection directly via the retrieval query endpoints to obtain a global index of all knowledge bases across all users. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open-webui | open-webui | before 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | open-webui (PyPI) | before 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 | Patch available | GHSA-6c2x-gcp3-gp73 |
- open-webui Vendoropen-webui Affected before 0.9.0 Fixed in 0.9.0 Patch available CNA
- open-webui (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.0 Fixed in 0.9.0 Patch available GHSA-6c2x-gcp3-gp73
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.9.0 | Vulnerable | open-webui |
- cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·open-webui
Remediation
- Fix · CNA open-webui (open-webui) Fixed in 0.9.0
- Fix · GHSA-6c2x-gcp3-gp73 open-webui (PyPI) Fixed in 0.9.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44557
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6c2x-gcp3-gp73
References
More open-webui Open Webui vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-06216 Open WebUI Arbitrary File Upload + Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-07467 Improper Authentication in open-webui/open-webui CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-42359 Open WebUI: Cross-user code-interpreter and tool execution via unvalidated Socket.IO event-caller session_id CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2026-40759 open-webui - Remote Code Execution via CORS Misconfiguration and Session Validation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2024-07431 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in open-webui/open-webui CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2026-60021 Open WebUI: Same-origin XSS to account takeover via terminal port-preview iframe hardcoding allow-same-origin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-44557 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44557 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6c2x-gcp3-gp73 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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