Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-70494 · published 4 August 2026
CVE-2026-70494: Openwebui open webui missing authorization vulnerability
Openwebui · Open Webui
Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.10.0 until 0.11.0, the DELETE /api/v1/folders/{id} handler in backend/open_webui/routers/folders.py allowed a user granted write access to a shared chat folder to permanently delete chats and messages belonging to the folder owner. The cascade following the authorization check is bound to the folder owner's id, but the subfolder check accepted any inherited write grant instead of requiring ownership or administrator status. A collaborator can destroy the owner's subtree or force-move chats out of it when delete_contents=false. This issue is fixed in 0.11.0.
Description
Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.10.0 until 0.11.0, the DELETE /api/v1/folders/{id} handler in backend/open_webui/routers/folders.py allowed a user granted write access to a shared chat folder to permanently delete chats and messages belonging to the folder owner. The cascade following the authorization check is bound to the folder owner's id, but the subfolder check accepted any inherited write grant instead of requiring ownership or administrator status. A collaborator can destroy the owner's subtree or force-move chats out of it when delete_contents=false. This issue is fixed in 0.11.0.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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/commit/915ef7d0798d3175819cedbb2f62d7bf0db78c98 | Patch |
| https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/27003 | PatchVendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.11.0 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-3cg5-48j3-v4gv | PatchVendor Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-70494), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.