Open WebUI: Authenticated users can bypass model access control via exposed query parameter [AI-ASSISTED]

SummaryAn internal-only bypassfilter parameter is exposed on the /openai/chat/completions and /ollama/api/chat HTTP endpoints via FastAPI query string binding, allowing any authenticated user to append ?bypassfilter=true and bypass model access control checks to invoke admin-restricted models...

PYSEC-2026-2728 Open WebUI: Sharing models for others to use (read permission) also exposes model details (system prompt leakage)

Summary When setting model permissions so that a group has read access to it, intending for other users to use it, those users also can read the model's system prompt. However users may consider their system prompt confidential, so we consider this a security issue. Compare...

Open WebUI: Sharing models for others to use (read permission) also exposes model details (system prompt leakage)

SummaryWhen setting model permissions so that a group has read access to it, intending for other users to use it, those users also can read the model's system prompt.However users may consider their system prompt confidential, so we consider this a security issue.Compare...

PYSEC-2026-2727 Open WebUI missing authorization check at the model update function - models from other users can be updated

Summary A user can modify another user's model even if its visibility is set to Private. The finding resulted from a penetration test for a customer. It is suspected that the root cause of the issue lies within the core of Open WebUI, which is why it is being reported as a security issue here...

Open WebUI missing authorization check at the model update function - models from other users can be updated

SummaryA user can modify another user's model even if its visibility is set to Private.The finding resulted from a penetration test for a customer. It is suspected that the root cause of the issue lies within the core of Open WebUI, which is why it is being reported as a security issue here. Test...

Snorkel MultitaskClassifier.load uses an unsafe torch.load

The snorkel library thru v0.10.0 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability CWE-502 in the MultitaskClassifier.load method of the MultitaskClassifier class. The method loads model weight files using torch.load without enabling the security-restrictive weightsonly=True parameter. This...

MLflow allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the server's filesystem

A vulnerability in the createmodelversion handler of mlflow/server/handlers.py in mlflow/mlflow versions 3.9.0 and earlier allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the server's filesystem. The issue arises when a CreateModelVersion request includes the tag...

PYSEC-2026-2654 MLflow allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the server's filesystem

A vulnerability in the createmodelversion handler of mlflow/server/handlers.py in mlflow/mlflow versions 3.9.0 and earlier allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the server's filesystem. The issue arises when a CreateModelVersion request includes the tag...

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...

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-...

PYSEC-2026-2749 Open WebUI's Model Import Overwrites Any Model Without Ownership Check

Model Import Overwrites Any Model Without Ownership Check Affected Component Model import endpoint: - backend/openwebui/routers/models.py lines 254-308, importmodels Affected Versions Current main branch commit 6fdd19bf1 and likely all versions with model import functionality. Description The POS...

PYSEC-2026-2754 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 Component Ollama proxy endpoints missing model access control: - backend/openwebui/routers/ollama.py lines 955-995, generatecompletion - backend/openwebui/routers/ollama.py lines 835-881, emb...

open-webui Vulnerable to Stored XSS via Model Description

!IMPORTANT Relationship to CVE-2024-7990 CVE-2024-7990 issued by huntr.dev, March 2025 describes a stored XSS in the same field — the model description — but exploits a different bypass mechanism: a second-order injection through the sanitizeResponseContent function's video-tag placeholder...

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...

PYSEC-2026-2719 Open WebUI's Base Model Routing Bypasses Access Control via Model Chaining

Base Model Routing Bypasses Access Control via Model Chaining Affected Component Model 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...

Open WebUI's responses passthrough endpoint lacks access control authorization

SummaryThe /responses endpoint in the OpenAI router accepts any authenticated user and forwards requests directly to upstream LLM providers without enforcing per-model access control. While the primary chat completion endpoint generatechatcompletion checks model ownership, group membership, and...

PYSEC-2026-2725 open-webui Vulnerable to Stored XSS via Model Description

!IMPORTANT Relationship to CVE-2024-7990 CVE-2024-7990 issued by huntr.dev, March 2025 describes a stored XSS in the same field — the model description — but exploits a different bypass mechanism: a second-order injection through the sanitizeResponseContent function's video-tag placeholder...

PYSEC-2026-2734 Open WebUI's responses passthrough endpoint lacks access control authorization

Summary The /responses endpoint in the OpenAI router accepts any authenticated user and forwards requests directly to upstream LLM providers without enforcing per-model access control. While the primary chat completion endpoint generatechatcompletion checks model ownership, group membership, and...

PYSEC-2026-2735 Open WebUI's Mass Assignment via Pydantic extra='allow' Allows Creating Folders in Other Users' Accounts

Mass Assignment via Pydantic extra='allow' Allows Creating Folders in Other Users' Accounts Affected Component Folder creation endpoint and form model: - backend/openwebui/models/folders.py lines 72-77, FolderForm with extra='allow' - backend/openwebui/models/folders.py lines 95-106,...

PPTAgent: Arbitrary Code Execution via Python eval() of LLM-Generated Code with Builtins in Scope

Summary This vulnerability has been fixed in https://github.com/icip-cas/PPTAgent/commit/418491a9a1c02d9d93194b5973bb58df35cf9d00.CodeExecutor.executeactions pptagent/apis.py:126-205 processes LLM-generated slide editing actions using Python's eval: python pptagent/apis.py:184-186partialfunc =...