PYSEC-2026-2766 Open WebUI: Cross-user file disclosure via /api/chat/completions image_url field

summary POST /api/chat/completions accepts an imageurl.url value that, when it does NOT start with http://, https://, or data:image/, is interpreted as a file id and resolved against the global file table with no ownership check. An authenticated user can therefore set imageurl.url to another...

Open WebUI Prompt history IDOR: unbound history_id allows cross-prompt read and deletion

SummaryOpen WebUI's prompt version-history endpoints authorize the promptid in the URL but then act on caller-supplied history IDs without verifying that the history row belongs to that prompt historyentry.promptid == prompt.id. Three operations are affected:- GET...

PYSEC-2026-2722 Open WebUI IDOR: Calendar event re-parenting allows writing events into another user's calendar

Summary POST /api/v1/calendars/events/eventid/update validates that the caller has write access to the calendar the event currently belongs to, but does not validate the destination calendarid supplied in the request body. The model layer then persists the new calendarid unconditionally. A regula...

Open WebUI has a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) bypass in `validate_url`

SummaryIn the open-webui project, a parsing difference between the urlparse and requests libraries led to an SSRF bypass vulnerability. DetailsIn the current project, URL validation is performed using the function validateurl.The current checking logic uses urlparse to parse the hostname part of...

PYSEC-2026-2748 Open WebUI has stored XSS via attacker-controlled file extension in /api/v1/audio/transcriptions

Summary The audio transcription upload endpoint takes the file extension from the user-supplied filename and saves the file under CACHEDIR/audio/transcriptions/.. The /cache/path route serves these files via FileResponse, which sets Content-Type from the on-disk extension and emits no...

Open WebUI Arbitrary File Write, Delete via Path Traversal

CONFIDENTIAL Vulnerability Disclosure Analysis Documentation-----------------------------------------------Vulnerability Details---------------------1. Discoverer: Taylor Pennington of KoreLogic, Inc.2. Date Submitted: June 11, 20243. Title: Open WebUI Arbitrary File Write, Delete via Path...

PYSEC-2026-2737 Open WebUI Arbitrary File Write, Delete via Path Traversal

CONFIDENTIAL Vulnerability Disclosure Analysis Documentation ----------------------------------------------- Vulnerability Details --------------------- 1. Discoverer: Taylor Pennington of KoreLogic, Inc. 2. Date Submitted: June 11, 2024 3. Title: Open WebUI Arbitrary File Write, Delete via Path...

Open WebUI Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload and Path Traversal

CONFIDENTIAL KL-CAN-2024-002 Vulnerability Details| | Field | Value ||---|-------|-------|| 1 | Discoverer | Jaggar Henry & Sean Segreti of KoreLogic, Inc. || 2 | Date Submitted | 2024.03.12 || 3 | Title | Open WebUI Arbitrary File Upload + Path Traversal || 5 | Affected Vendor | Open WebUI || 6 ...

Open WebUI's Ollama Model Access Control Bypass via /api/generate, /api/embed, /api/embeddings, and /api/show

Ollama Model Access Control Bypass via /api/generate, /api/embed, /api/embeddings, and /api/show Affected ComponentOllama proxy endpoints missing model access control:- backend/openwebui/routers/ollama.py lines 955-995, generatecompletion- backend/openwebui/routers/ollama.py lines 835-881, embed-...

Open WebUI's Model Import Overwrites Any Model Without Ownership Check

Model Import Overwrites Any Model Without Ownership Check Affected ComponentModel import endpoint:- backend/openwebui/routers/models.py lines 254-308, importmodels Affected VersionsCurrent main branch commit 6fdd19bf1 and likely all versions with model import functionality. DescriptionThe POST...

PYSEC-2026-2703 Open WebUI has Improper Authorization Control

CONFIDENTIAL Vulnerability Disclosure Analysis Documentation --- Vulnerability Details | | Field | Value | |---|-------|-------| | 1 | Discoverer | Taylor Pennington of KoreLogic, Inc. | | 2 | Date Submitted | June 11, 2024 | | 3 | Title | Open WebUI Improper Authorization Control | | 5 | Affecte...

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...

PYSEC-2026-2711 Open WebUI's Channel Access Grants Bypass filter_allowed_access_grants

Channel Access Grants Bypass filterallowedaccessgrants Affected Component Channel creation and update endpoints: - backend/openwebui/routers/channels.py lines 291-340, createnewchannel - backend/openwebui/routers/channels.py lines 617-638, updatechannelbyid - backend/openwebui/models/channels.py...

Open WebUI's Base Model Routing Bypasses Access Control via Model Chaining

Base Model Routing Bypasses Access Control via Model Chaining Affected ComponentModel chaining via basemodelid:- backend/openwebui/routers/models.py lines 170-214, createnewmodel- backend/openwebui/routers/models.py lines 254-308, importmodels- backend/openwebui/main.py lines 1696-1711, base mode...

PyLoad vulnerable to unauthenticated traceback disclosure via global exception handler in WebUI

Summarypyload-ng WebUI returns full Python traceback details to clients on unhandled exceptions.Because /web/ is reachable without authentication and renders attacker-controlled template names, an unauthenticated user can reliably trigger a server exception for example by requesting a non-existen...

PYSEC-2026-2397 beets has a Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

During code logic analyis, an area that may lead to unintended behavior under specific conditions was discovered. Overview - Verified Version: 80cd21554124da07d17a4f962c7d770a4f70d0f2 - Vulnerability Type: Stored XSS - Affected Location: beetsplug/web/templates/index.html:42 - Trigger Scenario:...

Apache Airflow's authenticated /ui/dags endpoint did not enforce per-DAG access control on embedded Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) and TaskInstance record

The authenticated /ui/dagsendpoint did not enforce per-DAG access control on embedded Human-in-the-Loop HITL and TaskInstance records: a logged-in Airflow user with read access to at least one DAG could retrieve HITL prompts including their request parameters and full TaskInstance details for DAG...

PYSEC-2026-2765 Open WebUI's Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) allows access to other users' memories

Summary Any authenticated user can read other users' private memories via /api/v1/retrieval/query/collection Details Vulnerability 1: Missing authorization in collection querying In backend/openwebui/routers/retrieval.py, the querycollectionhandler function accepts a list of collectionnames but...

Open WebUI vulnerable to Path Traversal in `POST /api/v1/audio/transcriptions`

SummaryAn unsanitised filename field in the speech-to-text transcription endpoint allows any authenticated non-admin user to trigger a FileNotFoundError whose message — including the server's absolute DATADIR path — is returned verbatim in the HTTP 400 response body, confirming information...

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...