Open WebUI - Server-Side Request Forgery via Location Redirect in /api/v1/retrieval/process/web
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Open WebUI before 0.6.27 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the /api/v1/retrieval/process/web endpoint that allows authenticated users to bypass SSRF protections. Attackers can manipulate URL parameters with location redirect headers to access internal services and potentially execute commands via instance secrets.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 0.6.27 | 0.6.27 | Patch available | CNA |
- open-webui Vendoropen-webui Affected before 0.6.27 Fixed in 0.6.27 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | open-webui |
- cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·open-webui
Remediation
- Fix · CNA open-webui (open-webui) Fixed in 0.6.27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-56399
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v376-5ppg-xp5v
References
More 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-2026-56399 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-56399 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v376-5ppg-xp5v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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