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...

Open WebUI: Forged model meta.knowledge allows cross-user file read and deletion

SummaryOpen WebUI lets a user who can create, update, or import workspace models store arbitrary meta.knowledge entries on their model without checking whether they own or can read the referenced files. Open WebUI then treats meta.knowledge entries of type file as an authorization source in two...

Langflow: Path Traversal in Knowledge Bases API via Creation Endpoint

SummaryLangflow is vulnerable to Path Traversal in the Knowledge Bases API POST /api/v1/knowledgebases. 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 flaw ...

PYSEC-2026-2566 Langflow: Path Traversal in Knowledge Bases API via Creation Endpoint

Summary Langflow is vulnerable to Path Traversal in the Knowledge Bases API POST /api/v1/knowledgebases. 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 flaw...

PYSEC-2026-2407 Bugsink: Issue event views can show an event from another project if its UUID is known

Description Bugsink issue event pages accept a direct event identifier from the URL and, in affected versions, look up that event without also requiring it to belong to the issue in the URL. This is a project-boundary authorization issue: a logged-in user with access to one project can view anoth...

Bugsink: Issue bulk actions can affect another project’s issue if its UUID is known

DescriptionBugsink’s issue list supports bulk actions such as resolving or muting selected issues. In affected versions, the issue list view authorizes access through the project in the URL, but applies the requested bulk action to the submitted issue IDs without also requiring those issues to...

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 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...

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...

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...

PYSEC-2026-2897 PraisonAI knowledge-store backends interpolate unvalidated collection names into SQL and CQL queries

Summary PraisonAI exposes optional SQL/CQL-backed knowledge-store implementations that build table and index identifiers from unvalidated name and collection arguments. Applications that pass untrusted collection names into these backends can trigger SQL or CQL injection. Details This issue affec...

PraisonAI knowledge-store backends interpolate unvalidated collection names into SQL and CQL queries

SummaryPraisonAI exposes optional SQL/CQL-backed knowledge-store implementations that build table and index identifiers from unvalidated name and collection arguments. Applications that pass untrusted collection names into these backends can trigger SQL or CQL injection. DetailsThis issue affects...

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 -...

PYSEC-2026-2707 Open WebUI vulnerable to Global Knowledge Base Enumeration via knowledge-bases Meta-Collection

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

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-...