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TI-2026-32472 Aliases CVE-2026-44560GHSA-h36f-rqpx-j5wx

Open WebUI: Unauthorized File and Knowledge Base Content Access via RAG Vector Search

Priority LOW 29CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the type: "file" (non-full-context), type: "text" with collection_name, and bare collection_name/collection_names paths in the get_sources_from_items function perform vector store queries without any authorization check, allowing users to extract content from files and knowledge bases they do not have access to. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00366 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed open-webui (open-webui): 0.9.0open-webui (PyPI): 0.9.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
open-webuiopen-webuibefore 0.9.00.9.0Patch availableCNA
—open-webui (PyPI)before 0.9.00.9.0Patch availableGHSA-h36f-rqpx-j5wx
  • 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-h36f-rqpx-j5wx

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.9.0Vulnerableopen-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-h36f-rqpx-j5wx open-webui (PyPI) Fixed in 0.9.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44560
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h36f-rqpx-j5wx

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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