Open WebUI: Unauthenticated requests can stall the server via uncached OIDC fetches in back-channel logout
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.9.0 until 0.11.1, the unauthenticated POST /oauth/backchannel-logout handler in backend/open_webui/utils/oauth.py fetched the OIDC discovery document and signing keys before validating a submitted logout token. Each request repeated uncached network fetches, and the signing-key lookup blocked the async event loop, so requests carrying invalid tokens could stall the single-worker instance and amplify traffic to the identity provider when ENABLE_OAUTH_BACKCHANNEL_LOGOUT was enabled. This issue is fixed in version 0.11.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | 0.9.0 to before 0.11.1 | 0.11.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | open-webui (PyPI) | 0.9.0 to before 0.11.1 | 0.11.1 | Patch available | GHSA-3g9q-v48f-hh9w |
- open-webui Vendoropen-webui Affected 0.9.0 to before 0.11.1 Fixed in 0.11.1 Patch available CNA
- open-webui (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.9.0 to before 0.11.1 Fixed in 0.11.1 Patch available GHSA-3g9q-v48f-hh9w
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.0 to before 0.11.1 | Vulnerable | open-webui |
- cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 to before 0.11.1 Vulnerable ·open-webui
Remediation
- Fix · CNA open-webui (open-webui) Fixed in 0.11.1
- Fix · GHSA-3g9q-v48f-hh9w open-webui (PyPI) Fixed in 0.11.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87011
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3g9q-v48f-hh9w
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More open-webui 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-2026-87011 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87011 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3g9q-v48f-hh9w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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