Open WebUI BOLA: `search_knowledge_files` Allows Unauthorized Knowledge Base File Enumeration

SummaryOpen WebUI has a Broken Object Level Authorization BOLA vulnerability in the builtin searchknowledgefiles tool.When native function calling is enabled and the selected model has no attached knowledge bases, an authenticated user can call searchknowledgefiles with an arbitrary knowledgeid...

PYSEC-2026-2721 Open WebUI BOLA: `search_knowledge_files` Allows Unauthorized Knowledge Base File Enumeration

Summary Open WebUI has a Broken Object Level Authorization BOLA vulnerability in the builtin searchknowledgefiles tool. When native function calling is enabled and the selected model has no attached knowledge bases, an authenticated user can call searchknowledgefiles with an arbitrary knowledgeid...

Open WebUI: RAG ACL Bypass in Milvus Multitenancy Mode

RAG ACL Bypass in Milvus Multitenancy Mode SummaryThis is a bypass of the fix for:- GHSA-h36f-rqpx-j5wx- CVE-2026-44560- "Unauthorized File and Knowledge Base Content Access via RAG Vector Search"Open WebUI added collection-level ACL checks, but the patch can still be bypassed when Milvus...

PYSEC-2026-2752 Open WebUI: Cross-User File Access via Unchecked file_id in Folder Knowledge and Knowledge-Base Attach Endpoints

Cross-User File Access via Unchecked fileid in Folder Knowledge and Knowledge-Base Attach Endpoints Summary Multiple endpoints accept a user-supplied fileid and attach the referenced file to a resource the caller controls folder knowledge, knowledge-base contents without verifying that the caller...

Open WebUI: Cross-User File Access via Unchecked file_id in Folder Knowledge and Knowledge-Base Attach Endpoints

Cross-User File Access via Unchecked fileid in Folder Knowledge and Knowledge-Base Attach Endpoints SummaryMultiple endpoints accept a user-supplied fileid and attach the referenced file to a resource the caller controls folder knowledge, knowledge-base contents without verifying that the caller...

Open WebUI: shared-chat branch ignores access_type, allowing unauthorized file deletion

SummaryAny authenticated user can permanently delete files owned by other users via DELETE /api/v1/files/id when the target file is referenced in any shared chat. The hasaccesstofile authorization gate unconditionally grants access through its shared-chat branch. It checks neither the requesting...

Open WebUI Vulnerable to IDOR: Retrieval API Bypasses Knowledge Base Access Controls

IDOR: Retrieval API Bypasses Knowledge Base Access ControlsAuthor: Andrew Orr Summaryvalidatecollectionaccess PR 22109 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 know...

PYSEC-2026-2692 Open WebUI: shared-chat branch ignores access_type, allowing unauthorized file deletion

Summary Any authenticated user can permanently delete files owned by other users via DELETE /api/v1/files/id when the target file is referenced in any shared chat. The hasaccesstofile authorization gate unconditionally grants access through its shared-chat branch. It checks neither the requesting...

PYSEC-2026-2699 Open WebUI Vulnerable to IDOR: Retrieval API Bypasses Knowledge Base Access Controls

IDOR: Retrieval API Bypasses Knowledge Base Access Controls Author: Andrew Orr Summary validatecollectionaccess PR 22109 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...

Open WebUI has Unauthorized File and Knowledge Base Content Access via RAG Vector Search

Unauthorized File and Knowledge Base Content Access via RAG Vector Search Affected ComponentRAG source resolution in chat completion pipeline:- backend/openwebui/retrieval/utils.py lines 963-965, 1063-1068, 1126-1131 in getsourcesfromitems Affected VersionsCurrent main branch commit 6fdd19bf1 and...

PYSEC-2026-2710 Open WebUI has Knowledge Base Destruction and RAG Poisoning via Unauthorized Collection Overwrite

Knowledge Base Destruction and RAG Poisoning via Unauthorized Collection Overwrite Affected Component Retrieval web/YouTube processing endpoints: - backend/openwebui/routers/retrieval.py lines 1810-1837, processweb - backend/openwebui/routers/retrieval.py the parallel processyoutube endpoint -...

Open WebUI has Knowledge Base Destruction and RAG Poisoning via Unauthorized Collection Overwrite

Knowledge Base Destruction and RAG Poisoning via Unauthorized Collection Overwrite Affected ComponentRetrieval web/YouTube processing endpoints:- backend/openwebui/routers/retrieval.py lines 1810-1837, processweb- backend/openwebui/routers/retrieval.py the parallel processyoutube endpoint-...

Open WebUI vulnerable to Global Knowledge Base Enumeration via knowledge-bases Meta-Collection

Global Knowledge Base Enumeration via knowledge-bases Meta-Collection Affected ComponentRetrieval collection access validation:- backend/openwebui/routers/retrieval.py lines 2330-2355, validatecollectionaccess- backend/openwebui/routers/retrieval.py query endpoints, e.g. POST /query/doc Affected...

Open WebUI's process_files_batch() endpoint missing ownership check, allows unauthorized file overwrite

SummaryAny authenticated user can overwrite any file's content by ID through the POST /api/v1/retrieval/process/files/batch endpoint. The endpoint performs no ownership check, so a regular user with read access to a shared knowledge base can obtain file UUIDs via GET /api/v1/knowledge/id/files an...

Open WebUI has unauthorized deletion of knowledge files

SummaryAn access control check is missing when deleting a file from a knowledge base. The only check being done is that the user has write access to the knowledge base or is admin, but NOT that the file actually belongs to this knowledge base. It is thus possible to delete arbitrary files from...

PYSEC-2026-2693 Open WebUI has unauthorized deletion of knowledge files

Summary An access control check is missing when deleting a file from a knowledge base. The only check being done is that the user has write access to the knowledge base or is admin, but NOT that the file actually belongs to this knowledge base. It is thus possible to delete arbitrary files from...

PYSEC-2026-2742 Open WebUI's process_files_batch() endpoint missing ownership check, allows unauthorized file overwrite

Summary Any authenticated user can overwrite any file's content by ID through the POST /api/v1/retrieval/process/files/batch endpoint. The endpoint performs no ownership check, so a regular user with read access to a shared knowledge base can obtain file UUIDs via GET /api/v1/knowledge/id/files a...

PT-2026-59337

Summary Any authenticated user can permanently delete files owned by other users via DELETE /api/v1/files/id when the target file is referenced in any shared chat. The has access to file authorization gate unconditionally grants access through its shared-chat branch. It checks neither the...

PT-2026-59223

Summary Langflow is vulnerable to Path Traversal in the Knowledge Bases API POST /api/v1/knowledge bases. This occurs because user-supplied knowledge base names are used directly to create file paths without proper sanitization or containment checks. An authenticated attacker can exploit this fla...

PT-2026-59354

Knowledge Base Destruction and RAG Poisoning via Unauthorized Collection Overwrite Affected Component Retrieval web/YouTube processing endpoints: - backend/open webui/routers/retrieval.py lines 1810-1837, process web - backend/open webui/routers/retrieval.py the parallel process youtube endpoint ...