High severity · published May 15, 2026
CVE-2026-44569
Open WebUI: Insecure Message Access Breaks Authorization
7.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.6.19, there's an IDOR in the channels message management system that allows authenticated users to modify or delete any message within channels they have read access to. The vulnerability exists in the message update and delete endpoints, which implement channel-level authorization but completely lack message ownership validation. While the frontend correctly implements ownership checks (showing edit/delete buttons only for message owners or admins), the backend APIs bypass these protections by only validating channel access permissions without verifying that the requesting user owns the target message. This creates a client-side security control bypass where attackers can directly call the APIs to modify other users' messages. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.6.19.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
open-webui · open-webui
< 0.6.19 · source: vendor
OW
Open Webui · Openwebui
before 0.6.19 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44569
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44569
Exploit
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-jxwr-g6r6-j3fx
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