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TI-2026-49263 Aliases CVE-2026-70490GHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv

Open WebUI: Unapproved accounts can open terminal sessions via a WebSocket auth path missing the role check

Priority LOW 28CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.8.8 until 0.11.0, the terminal WebSocket route in backend/open_webui/routers/terminals.py authenticated its own first-message JWT and never applied the verified-user role gate that get_verified_user enforces on HTTP terminal routes. An account whose role is pending, including a registered but unapproved account or an account deactivated back to pending, can open an interactive terminal session when at least one terminal server is configured and its access grants cover the account. This loses the account-approval boundary for terminal access while the HTTP terminal routes correctly reject the same account. This issue is fixed in 0.11.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00283 20th 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-webui0.8.8 to before 0.11.00.11.0Patch availableCNA
—open-webui (PyPI)0.8.8 to before 0.11.00.11.0Patch availableGHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv
  • open-webui Vendoropen-webui Affected 0.8.8 to before 0.11.0 Fixed in 0.11.0 Patch available CNA
  • open-webui (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.8.8 to before 0.11.0 Fixed in 0.11.0 Patch available GHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.8 to before 0.11.0Vulnerableopen-webui
  • cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.8 to before 0.11.0 Vulnerable ·open-webui

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA open-webui (open-webui) Fixed in 0.11.0
  • Fix · GHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv open-webui (PyPI) Fixed in 0.11.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-70490
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv

References

Patch 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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