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TI-2026-49261 Aliases CVE-2026-70488GHSA-jxc9-xmc4-gr23

Open WebUI: Deletion of directories and file embeddings in other knowledge bases via sync cleanup

Priority LOW 20CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.9.6 until 0.11.0, the sync cleanup endpoint authorized write access to the knowledge base in the URL but then acted on directory and file ids supplied in the request body without checking that those objects belonged to that knowledge base. A user with write access to one knowledge base could delete directories and remove file embeddings from another knowledge base, causing documents to drop out of retrieval results and breaking chat-with-file for targeted documents without disclosing contents. This issue is fixed in 0.11.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00366 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed open-webui (open-webui): 0.11.0open-webui (PyPI): 0.11.0

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-webui0.9.6 to before 0.11.00.11.0Patch availableCNA
—open-webui (PyPI)0.9.6 to before 0.11.00.11.0Patch availableGHSA-jxc9-xmc4-gr23
  • open-webui Vendoropen-webui Affected 0.9.6 to before 0.11.0 Fixed in 0.11.0 Patch available CNA
  • open-webui (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.9.6 to before 0.11.0 Fixed in 0.11.0 Patch available GHSA-jxc9-xmc4-gr23

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6 to before 0.11.0Vulnerableopen-webui
  • cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 to before 0.11.0 Vulnerable ·open-webui

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA open-webui (open-webui) Fixed in 0.11.0
  • Fix · GHSA-jxc9-xmc4-gr23 open-webui (PyPI) Fixed in 0.11.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-70488
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxc9-xmc4-gr23

References

Patch 3

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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