TI-2026-71357 Aliases CVE-2026-109572 GHSA-865q-vfjv-p93j

Privilege escalation in Open WebUI terminal proxy lets users reach admin API

LOW 31CWE-862Published 2026-10-12 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Open WebUI from 0.8.6 before 0.11.4 contains a privilege escalation flaw in its terminal proxy (CWE-862, missing authorization). An authenticated user can reach the Terminals administrator API with the shared key attached, so they can list or stop other users' terminals and modify terminal policies, including injecting environment variables into other users' terminals. The CVSS 4.0 vector requires low privileges and no user interaction, with low confidentiality impact and high integrity impact.

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

Description from the CNA

Open WebUI from 0.8.6 before 0.11.4 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the terminal proxy that allows authenticated users to reach the Terminals administrator API with the shared key attached. Attackers can send requests through /api/v1/terminals/{server_id}/{path} to list or stop other users' terminals and modify terminal policies, injecting environment variables into other users' terminals.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00298 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed open-webui (open-webui): 0.11.4

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	0.8.6 to before 0.11.4	0.11.4	Patch available	CNA

open-webui Vendoropen-webui Affected 0.8.6 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.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
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 or later, which is the fixed version.

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 · 2026-10-12
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

2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109572
2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-865q-vfjv-p93j
2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Patch 1

Patch Commit

Advisory 1

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-q46m-r89w-j74p)

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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