PYSEC-2026-2791 Open Babel has a NULL pointer dereference in CDXML OBAtom::GetExplicitValence

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's CDXML file format parser caused a NULL pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in OBAtom::GetExplicitValence as called from the CDXML parser. A malformed fragment caused the parser to invoke the method on a...

PYSEC-2026-2788 Open Babel has out-of-bounds write in CSR PadString (title field)

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's CSR parser allowed an out-of-bounds write when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in the PadString helper used to handle the CSR title field. A title longer than the fixed destination buffer caused the parser to write past the...

PYSEC-2026-2770 Open Babel has NULL pointer dereference in MOL2 OBAtom::SetFormalCharge

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's MOL2 file format parser caused a NULL pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in OBAtom::SetFormalCharge as called from the MOL2 parser. A malformed atom record caused the parser to call the method on a NULL...

PYSEC-2026-2789 Open Babel has Use-after-free in GAMESS GAMESSOutputFormat::ReadMolecule

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's GAMESS output parser caused a use-after-free when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in GAMESSOutputFormat::ReadMolecule. A malformed input caused the parser to dereference a stale pointer after the underlying object had been...

PYSEC-2026-2781 Open Babel has heap buffer overflow in SMILES OBSmilesParser::ParseSmiles

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's SMILES parser caused a heap buffer overflow when reading a crafted input string. Details The flaw was in OBSmilesParser::ParseSmiles. A malformed SMILES input caused the parser to write past the end of a heap-allocated buffer. Impact Open Babe...

PYSEC-2026-2776 Open Babel has out-of-bounds write (overlapping memcpy) in zipstream basic_unzip_streambuf::underflow

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's bundled zipstream decompression code caused an out-of-bounds write via overlapping memcpy when reading a crafted gzip-compressed chemistry file. Details The flaw was in basicunzipstreambuf::underflow. The decompression buffer refill path invok...

PYSEC-2026-2772 Open Babel has NULL pointer dereference in CACAO CacaoFormat::SetHilderbrandt

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's CACAO parser caused a NULL pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in CacaoFormat::SetHilderbrandt. A malformed input caused the parser to dereference a NULL pointer while applying the Hilderbrandt...

PYSEC-2026-2782 Open Babel has NULL pointer dereference in ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's ChemKin parser caused a NULL pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines. A malformed reaction qualifier record caused the parser to dereference a NULL pointer. Impac...

PYSEC-2026-2793 Open Babel has out-of-bounds write in Gaussian coords_type orientation parser

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's Gaussian output parser allowed an out-of-bounds write when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in the coordstype orientation parser inside the Gaussian output reader. A malformed orientation block caused the parser to write past...

PYSEC-2026-2785 Open Babel has out-of-bounds read in PQS lowerit (pre-buffer read)

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's PQS parser caused an out-of-bounds pre-buffer read when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in the lowerit helper used by the PQS parser. A malformed input caused the helper to read one or more bytes before the start of its inpu...

PYSEC-2026-2736 Open WebUI: Sibling-Prefix Path Traversal via /cache/{path}

Summary A path traversal vulnerability exists in open-webui's cache file serving endpoint that allows any authenticated user to read files from sibling directories outside the intended cache directory, by exploiting an incomplete startswith containment check that lacks a trailing path separator...

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...

PYSEC-2026-2743 Open WebUI: SSRF Protection Bypass in Playwright Web Loader via HTTP Redirects

Summary The SafePlaywrightURLLoader implements a validateurl function to prevent SSRF attacks by checking the IP address of the user-provided URL. However, this validation is performed only on the initial URL. Since Playwright automatically follows HTTP redirects 301/302 by default, an attacker c...

PYSEC-2026-2761 Open WebUI: Forged model meta.knowledge allows cross-user file read and deletion

Summary Open 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...

PYSEC-2026-2759 Open WebUI: Stored XSS in Mermaid Markdown Preview

Summary Open WebUI renders Mermaid blocks from Markdown files in the file preview panel and inserts the generated SVG into the DOM using innerHTML. Because Mermaid is configured with securityLevel: 'loose', attacker-controlled Mermaid content can be rendered unsafely in this flow. A working paylo...

PYSEC-2026-2757 Open WebUI: Stored XSS to Account Takeover via Model Profile Images

Stored XSS to Account Takeover via Model Profile Images in Open WebUI Affected: Open WebUI tags. On the output side, users.py added a MIME allowlist check and X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff. The fix was applied to UserUpdateForm, UpdateProfileForm, and later to ChannelWebhookForm. Three models...

PYSEC-2026-2695 Open WebUI: Cross-origin postMessage confirmation bypass via action:submit

Summary The chat message listener allows non-same-origin input:prompt and action:submit messages, so an external site can set prompt text and trigger submitPrompt in an authenticated victim session. I validated this with a cross-origin attacker page that auto-posted messages and caused unauthoriz...

PYSEC-2026-2751 Open WebUI: Path traversal / SSRF in terminal server proxy via encoded path traversal

Summary The terminal-server reverse proxy in backend/openwebui/routers/terminals.py does not fully confine the user-controlled path segment before forwarding it to an admin-configured terminal server. An authenticated user who has been granted access to a terminal server can craft path values...

PYSEC-2026-2763 Open WebUI: Forged chat-file link allows cross-user file read and deletion

Summary Open WebUI v0.9.5 lets an authenticated user attach arbitrary fileid values to their own chat message without checking whether they own or can read those files. If the attacker then shares that chat and grants themselves read access, hasaccesstofile treats the victim file as accessible...

PYSEC-2026-2698 Open WebUI: Jupyter code execution works despite `ENABLE_CODE_EXECUTION=false` — feature gate bypassed

Summary The /api/v1/utils/code/execute endpoint executes arbitrary Python code via Jupyter for any verified user, even when the admin has set ENABLECODEEXECUTION=false. The feature gate is not enforced on the API endpoint — the configuration says "disabled" but code still executes. Details The...