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TI-2026-71101 Aliases CVE-2026-109285GHSA-7f6v-g89v-pwp7

Improper access control in Open WebUI exposes removed knowledge base files

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Open WebUI from 0.6.0 before 0.11.4 contains an improper access control flaw in has_access_to_file (CWE-863) that lets former knowledge base collaborators keep file access through stale cached knowledge base references. An attacker with read or write grants can download removed files through the file content endpoint or delete them, including files in the owner's private knowledge bases. Exploitation requires low privileges over the network, and the CVSS vector rates the impact as low.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Open WebUI from 0.6.0 before 0.11.4 contains an improper access control vulnerability in has_access_to_file that lets former knowledge base collaborators keep file access via stale cached knowledge base references. Attackers with read or write grants can download removed files through the file content endpoint or delete them, including from the owner's private knowledge bases.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00242 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed open-webui (open-webui): 0.11.4

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-webui0.6.0 to before 0.11.40.11.4Patch availableCNA
  • open-webui Vendoropen-webui Affected 0.6.0 to before 0.11.4 Fixed in 0.11.4 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——open-webui
  • cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·open-webui

Remediation

Upgrade Open WebUI to version 0.11.4, which fixes the flaw. CISA does not list this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA open-webui (open-webui) Fixed in 0.11.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    open-webui 0.11.4

    19 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 8 MEDIUM, 8 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71106 Stored cross-site scripting in Open WebUI via DOCX previewPriority HIGH 72
    • TI-2026-71108 Session cookie disclosure in Open WebUI OAuth-mode connectionsPriority HIGH 68
    • TI-2026-71104 Stored cross-site scripting in Open WebUI markdown linksPriority HIGH 67
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109285
  2. 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-7f6v-g89v-pwp7
  3. 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Advisory 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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Sources

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