High severity · published May 15, 2026
CVE-2026-45398
Open WebUI: IDOR - Retrieval API Bypasses Knowledge Base Access Controls
7.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, _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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
open-webui · open-webui
< 0.9.5 · source: vendor
OW
Open Webui · Openwebui
before 0.9.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45398
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45398
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/22109
Release Notes
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.9.5
Exploit
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-4g37-7p2c-38r9
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