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

SummaryA memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's bundled zipstreamdecompression code caused an out-of-bounds write via overlappingmemcpy when reading a crafted gzip-compressed chemistry file. DetailsThe flaw was in basicunzipstreambuf::underflow. The decompressionbuffer refill path invoked...

Open Babel has a NULL pointer dereference in CDXML OBAtom::GetExplicitValence

SummaryA memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's CDXML file format parsercaused a NULL pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file. DetailsThe flaw was in OBAtom::GetExplicitValence as called from the CDXMLparser. A malformed fragment caused the parser to invoke the methodon a NULL...

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

SummaryA memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's GAMESS output parsercaused a use-after-free when reading a crafted input file. DetailsThe flaw was in GAMESSOutputFormat::ReadMolecule. A malformed inputcaused the parser to dereference a stale pointer after the underlyingobject had been freed...

PYSEC-2026-2778 Open Babel has heap buffer overflow in ChemKin ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's ChemKin parser caused a heap buffer overflow when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies. A malformed species record caused the parser to write past the end of a heap-allocated buffer. Impact Open Bab...

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...

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

SummaryA memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's CSR parser allowed anout-of-bounds write when reading a crafted input file. DetailsThe flaw was in the PadString helper used to handle the CSR titlefield. A title longer than the fixed destination buffer caused theparser to write past the end o...

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...

Open Babel has NULL pointer dereference in MOL2 OBAtom::SetFormalCharge

SummaryA memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's MOL2 file format parsercaused a NULL pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file. DetailsThe flaw was in OBAtom::SetFormalCharge as called from the MOL2parser. A malformed atom record caused the parser to call the methodon a NULL atom...

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-2026-2788 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...

Open WebUI: RAG ACL Bypass in Milvus Multitenancy Mode

RAG ACL Bypass in Milvus Multitenancy Mode SummaryThis is a bypass of the fix for:- GHSA-h36f-rqpx-j5wx- CVE-2026-44560- "Unauthorized File and Knowledge Base Content Access via RAG Vector Search"Open WebUI added collection-level ACL checks, but the patch can still be bypassed when Milvus...

Open WebUI: Redirect-Bypass SSRF in OAuth `_process_picture_url` (incomplete-fix sibling of CVE-2026-45401)

Summarybackend/openwebui/utils/oauth.py::processpictureurl v0.9.5, lines 1435-1470 calls validateurlpictureurl on the initial URL only, then invokes aiohttp.ClientSession.getpictureurl, ... without allowredirects=False. aiohttp's default is allowredirects=True, maxredirects=10; the function does...

Open WebUI BOLA: `search_knowledge_files` Allows Unauthorized Knowledge Base File Enumeration

SummaryOpen 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...

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

SummaryThe 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 unauthorize...

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

SummaryA 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.Th...

Open WebUI: SSRF Protection Bypass in Playwright Web Loader via HTTP Redirects

SummaryThe 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 can...

Open WebUI: Stored XSS to Account Takeover via Model Profile Images

Stored XSS to Account Takeover via Model Profile Images in Open WebUIAffected: Open WebUI = 0.9.5Bypass of: GHSA-3wgj-c2hg-vm6q, GHSA-3856-3vxq-m6fc--- TL;DROpen WebUI patched SVG XSS in user profile images and webhook profile images but forgot to apply the same fix to model profile images. The...

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

SummaryOpen 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...

Open WebUI: Stored XSS in Mermaid Markdown Preview

SummaryOpen 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 payload...

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

SummaryOpen 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...