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TI-2026-33184 Aliases CVE-2026-45395GHSA-p4fx-23fq-jfg6

Improper privilege management in open-webui

Priority HIGH 67CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269 and CWE-862.

Summary

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, the tool update endpoint (POST /api/v1/tools/id/{id}/update) is missing the workspace.tools permission check that is present on the tool create endpoint. This allows a user who has been explicitly denied tool management capabilities ( and who the administrator considers untrusted for code execution ) to replace a tool's server-side Python content and trigger execution, bypassing the intended workspace.tools security boundary. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00437 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed open-webui (open-webui): 0.9.5open-webui (npm): 0.9.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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 0.9.50.9.5Patch availableCNA
—open-webui (npm)before 0.9.50.9.5Patch availableGHSA-p4fx-23fq-jfg6
  • open-webui Vendoropen-webui Affected before 0.9.5 Fixed in 0.9.5 Patch available CNA
  • open-webui (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.5 Fixed in 0.9.5 Patch available GHSA-p4fx-23fq-jfg6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.9.5Vulnerableopen-webui
  • cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.9.5 Vulnerable ·open-webui

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA open-webui (open-webui) Fixed in 0.9.5
  • Fix · GHSA-p4fx-23fq-jfg6 open-webui (npm) Fixed in 0.9.5 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45395
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p4fx-23fq-jfg6
  3. 2026-10-08 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  4. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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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