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TI-2026-59432 Aliases CVE-2026-87013GHSA-8r35-5x5r-hv74

Open WebUI: Any authenticated user can start a non-terminating request via a folder parent cycle

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.10.0 until 0.11.1, POST /api/v1/folders/{id}/update/parent allowed a user to place a folder under itself or one of its descendants, while the folder tree walks used by DELETE /api/v1/folders/{id} and POST /api/v1/folders/{id}/read did not track visited folder identifiers. An authenticated user could persist a parent cycle and start a request that consumed CPU and memory indefinitely, with the condition remaining stored until repaired. This issue is fixed in version 0.11.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00484 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed open-webui (open-webui): 0.11.1open-webui (PyPI): 0.11.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
open-webuiopen-webui0.10.0 to before 0.11.10.11.1Patch availableCNA
—open-webui (PyPI)0.10.0 to before 0.11.10.11.1Patch availableGHSA-8r35-5x5r-hv74
  • open-webui Vendoropen-webui Affected 0.10.0 to before 0.11.1 Fixed in 0.11.1 Patch available CNA
  • open-webui (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.10.0 to before 0.11.1 Fixed in 0.11.1 Patch available GHSA-8r35-5x5r-hv74

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0 to before 0.11.1Vulnerableopen-webui
  • cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 to before 0.11.1 Vulnerable ·open-webui

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA open-webui (open-webui) Fixed in 0.11.1
  • Fix · GHSA-8r35-5x5r-hv74 open-webui (PyPI) Fixed in 0.11.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87013
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r35-5x5r-hv74

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 1

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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