CVE-2026-44561 Open WebUI: Deactivated Channel Members Retain Full Access to Group/DM Channels

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the isuserchannelmember function checks whether a ChannelMember row exists but does not check the isactive field. When a user is deactivated from a group or DM channel removed by the...

CVE-2026-44561

CVE-2026-44561 affects Open WebUI. The vulnerability arises in the is_user_channel_member check: before 0.9.0, the code verifies ChannelMember existence but ignores is_active, so deactivated members (status 'left', is_active=False) retain full read/write access to group/DM channels via direct API...

CVE-2026-44561 Open WebUI: Deactivated Channel Members Retain Full Access to Group/DM Channels

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the isuserchannelmember function checks whether a ChannelMember row exists but does not check the isactive field. When a user is deactivated from a group or DM channel removed by the...

Open WebUI: Deactivated Channel Members Retain Full Access to Group/DM Channels

Deactivated Channel Members Retain Full Access to Group/DM Channels Affected Component Channel membership authorization check: - backend/openwebui/models/channels.py lines 663-673, isuserchannelmember - Used at 15 locations in backend/openwebui/routers/channels.py Affected Versions Current main...

PT-2026-39278

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Open WebUI versions prior to 0.9.0 Description In the self-hosted artificial intelligence platform Open WebUI, the is user channel member function fails to verify the is active field when checking channel membership. When a user is removed fro...