Open WebUI: SSRF into internal services via DNS rebinding in the Playwright web loader
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.9.6 until 0.11.1, SafePlaywrightURLLoader in backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/utils.py validated a user-controlled hostname in Python and then let the Playwright browser resolve it again in the sync and async request interceptors. An authenticated user controlling authoritative DNS could return a public address to validation and an internal address to the browser, exposing responses from internal services or cloud metadata through web search or URL ingestion. This issue is fixed in version 0.11.1.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open-webui | open-webui | 0.9.6 to before 0.11.1 | 0.11.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | open-webui (PyPI) | 0.9.6 to before 0.11.1 | 0.11.1 | Patch available | GHSA-4v28-j6q3-5m4r |
- open-webui Vendoropen-webui Affected 0.9.6 to before 0.11.1 Fixed in 0.11.1 Patch available CNA
- open-webui (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.9.6 to before 0.11.1 Fixed in 0.11.1 Patch available GHSA-4v28-j6q3-5m4r
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.6 to before 0.11.1 | Vulnerable | open-webui |
- cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 to before 0.11.1 Vulnerable ·open-webui
Remediation
- Fix · CNA open-webui (open-webui) Fixed in 0.11.1
- Fix · GHSA-4v28-j6q3-5m4r open-webui (PyPI) Fixed in 0.11.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87996
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v28-j6q3-5m4r
References
Patch 2
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-2026-87996 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87996 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4v28-j6q3-5m4r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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