PYSEC-2026-1727 Open WebUI Has Improper Access Control Leading to Arbitrary Prompt Read

In version v0.3.8 of open-webui/open-webui, improper access control vulnerabilities allow an attacker to view any prompts. The application does not verify whether the attacker is an administrator, allowing the attacker to directly call the /api/v1/prompts/ interface to retrieve all prompt...

PYSEC-2026-1723 Open WebUI denial of service through endpoint for converting markdown

In version 0.3.8 of open-webui, an endpoint for converting markdown to HTML is exposed without authentication. A maliciously crafted markdown payload can cause the server to spend excessive time converting it, leading to a denial of service. The server becomes unresponsive to other requests until...

PYSEC-2026-1734 Open WebUI stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

A stored cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability exists in open-webui/open-webui version 0.3.8. The vulnerability is present in the /api/v1/models/add endpoint, where the model description field is improperly sanitized before being rendered in chat. This allows an attacker to inject malicious...

Open WebUI has SSRF in /openai/models

The /openai/models endpoint in open-webui/open-webui version 0.3.8 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery SSRF. An attacker can change the OpenAI URL to any URL without checks, causing the endpoint to send a request to the specified URL and return the output. This vulnerability allows the...

Open WebUI Vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

In version v0.3.8 of open-webui/open-webui, sensitive actions such as deleting and resetting are performed using the GET method. This vulnerability allows an attacker to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF attacks, where an unaware user can unintentionally perform sensitive actions by simply...

Open WebUI Allows Arbitrary File Write via the `/models/upload` Endpoint

In open-webui version 0.3.8, the endpoint /models/upload is vulnerable to arbitrary file write due to improper handling of user-supplied filenames. The vulnerability arises from the usage of filepath = f"UPLOADDIR/file.filename" without proper input validation or sanitization. An attacker can...

PYSEC-2026-1719 Open WebUI Allows Arbitrary File Write via the `download_model` Endpoint

In version 0.3.8 of open-webui/open-webui, an arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in the downloadmodel endpoint. When deployed on Windows, the application improperly handles file paths, allowing an attacker to manipulate the file path to write files to arbitrary locations on the server's...

PYSEC-2026-1724 Open WebUI Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

A vulnerability in open-webui/open-webui versions = 0.3.8 allows remote code execution by non-admin users via Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF. The application uses cookies with the SameSite attribute set to lax for authentication and lacks CSRF tokens. This allows an attacker to craft a malicious...

PYSEC-2026-1720 Open WebUI Vulnerable to a Session Fixation Attack

A vulnerability in open-webui/open-webui version 0.3.8 allows an attacker with a user-level account to perform a session fixation attack. The session cookie for all users is set with the default SameSite=Lax and does not have the Secure flag enabled, allowing the session cookie to be sent over HT...

PYSEC-2026-1739 Open WebUI Vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

In version v0.3.8 of open-webui/open-webui, sensitive actions such as deleting and resetting are performed using the GET method. This vulnerability allows an attacker to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF attacks, where an unaware user can unintentionally perform sensitive actions by simply...

Open WebUI Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Chat File Upload

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability exists in the chat file upload functionality of open-webui/open-webui version 0.3.8. An attacker can inject malicious content into a file, which, when accessed by a victim through a URL or shared chat, executes JavaScript in the victim's browser. Th...

Open WebUI Allows Admin Deletion via API Endpoint

In open-webui/open-webui version v0.3.8, there is an improper privilege management vulnerability. The application allows an attacker, acting as an admin, to delete other administrators via the API endpoint http://0.0.0.0:8080/api/v1/users/uuidadministrator. This action is restricted by the user...

PYSEC-2026-1742 Open WebUI Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

A vulnerability in open-webui/open-webui v0.3.8 allows an unauthenticated attacker to sign up with excessively large text in the 'name' field, causing the Admin panel to become unresponsive. This prevents administrators from performing essential user management actions such as deleting, editing, ...

PYSEC-2026-1736 Open WebUI Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Chat File Upload

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability exists in the chat file upload functionality of open-webui/open-webui version 0.3.8. An attacker can inject malicious content into a file, which, when accessed by a victim through a URL or shared chat, executes JavaScript in the victim's browser. Th...

PYSEC-2026-1737 Open WebUI Allows Arbitrary File Reading and Deletion

An improper access control vulnerability in open-webui/open-webui v0.3.8 allows attackers to view and delete any files. The application does not verify whether the attacker is an administrator, allowing the attacker to directly call the GET /api/v1/files/ interface to retrieve information on all...

PYSEC-2026-1721 open-webui allows writing and deleting arbitrary files

In version v0.3.8 of open-webui/open-webui, the endpoint /api/pipelines/upload is vulnerable to arbitrary file write and delete due to unsanitized file.filename concatenation with CACHEDIR. This vulnerability allows attackers to overwrite and delete system files, potentially leading to remote cod...

open-webui Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability

An Insecure Direct Object Reference IDOR vulnerability exists in open-webui/open-webui version v0.3.8. The vulnerability occurs in the API endpoint http://0.0.0.0:3000/api/v1/memories/id/update, where the decentralization design is flawed, allowing attackers to edit other users' memories without...

PYSEC-2026-1738 open-webui allows enumeration of file names and traversal of directories by observing the error messages

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in open-webui version 0.3.8. The vulnerability is related to the embedding model update feature under admin settings. When a user updates the model path, the system checks if the file exists and provides different error messages based on the existenc...

EUVD-2026-40451

Open WebUI before 0.6.27 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the /api/v1/retrieval/process/web endpoint that allows authenticated users to bypass SSRF protections. Attackers can manipulate URL parameters with location redirect headers to access internal services and potentiall...

CVE-2026-56399

Open WebUI before 0.6.27 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the /api/v1/retrieval/process/web endpoint that allows authenticated users to bypass SSRF protections. Attackers can manipulate URL parameters with location redirect headers to access internal services and potentiall...