Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-45398 · published 15 May 2026
CVE-2026-45398: Openwebui open webui insecure direct object reference vulnerability
Openwebui · Open Webui
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, _validate_collection_access() checks the user-memory-* and file-* collection name prefixes but does not check knowledge base collections, which use raw UUIDs as collection names. Any authenticated user who knows a private knowledge base UUID can read its content through the retrieval query endpoints, even though the knowledge API correctly denies that user access. The same gap affects the retrieval write endpoints (/process/text, /process/file, /process/files/batch, /process/web, /process/youtube), allowing an attacker to inject content into or overwrite another user's knowledge base. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.
Description
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, _validate_collection_access() checks the user-memory-* and file-* collection name prefixes but does not check knowledge base collections, which use raw UUIDs as collection names. Any authenticated user who knows a private knowledge base UUID can read its content through the retrieval query endpoints, even though the knowledge API correctly denies that user access. The same gap affects the retrieval write endpoints (/process/text, /process/file, /process/files/batch, /process/web, /process/youtube), allowing an attacker to inject content into or overwrite another user's knowledge base. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/22109 | Issue TrackingPatch |
| https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.9.5 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-4g37-7p2c-38r9 | ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-4g37-7p2c-38r9 | ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-45398), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.