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TI-2026-38961 Aliases CVE-2026-54012GHSA-vjqm-6gcc-62cr

Open WebUI: Forged model meta.knowledge allows cross-user file read and deletion

Priority HIGH 66CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.6, Open WebUI lets a user who can create, update, or import workspace models store arbitrary meta.knowledge entries on their model without checking whether they own or can read the referenced files. Open WebUI then treats meta.knowledge entries of type file as an authorization source in two places: the built-in view_file tool reads the file's extracted text, and has_access_to_file()'s model branch authorizes the file content and file delete endpoints. A malicious model owner can therefore attach another user's file ID to their model metadata and read or delete that private file. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00325 25th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed open-webui (open-webui): 0.9.6open-webui (PyPI): 0.9.6

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 0.9.60.9.6Patch availableCNA
—open-webui (PyPI)before 0.9.60.9.6Patch availableGHSA-vjqm-6gcc-62cr
  • open-webui Vendoropen-webui Affected before 0.9.6 Fixed in 0.9.6 Patch available CNA
  • open-webui (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.6 Fixed in 0.9.6 Patch available GHSA-vjqm-6gcc-62cr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.9.6Vulnerableopen-webui
  • cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.9.6 Vulnerable ·open-webui

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA open-webui (open-webui) Fixed in 0.9.6
  • Fix · GHSA-vjqm-6gcc-62cr open-webui (PyPI) Fixed in 0.9.6 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54012
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjqm-6gcc-62cr

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • 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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