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CVE-2026-44563· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

Open WebUI: Ollama Model Access Control Bypass via /api/generate, /api/embed, /api/embeddings, and /api/show

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the /api/generate, /api/embed, /api/embeddings, and /api/show endpoints accept any model name from the user and forward the request to the Ollama backend without checking whether the user is authorized to access that model. These endpoints only require get_verified_user (any authenticated non-pending user) and validate that the model exists in the full unfiltered model list, but never check AccessGrants.has_access(). This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.

MediumCVSS 5.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 15, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 26th percentile
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Action score

21

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · GitHub_M
5.4
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Affected systems

VendorProduct
openwebuiopen webui

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • openwebui open webuibefore 0.9.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • open-webui open-webui

    • < 0.9.0affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
PyPIopen-webuibefore 0.9.00.9.0

Same product

openwebui: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-44566Open WebUI: Arbitrary File Upload and Path Traversal
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-56400open-webui - Remote Code Execution via CORS Misconfiguration and Session Validation
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2026-59216Open WebUI: Cross-user code-interpreter and tool execution via unvalidated Socket.IO event-caller session_id
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2026-59214Open WebUI: Stored web worker XSS via Pyodide
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2026-44551Open WebUI: LDAP Empty Password Authentication Bypass
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2024-8017Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in open-webui/open-webui
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
open-webui open-webui0.9.0 · descriptionVendor (CNA)
PyPI:open-webui0.9.0Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-7043421 days apartImproper Access Control in open-webui/open-webui
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-445540 days apartOpen WebUI: Knowledge Base Destruction and RAG Poisoning via Unauthorized Collection Overwrite
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2026-2907050 days apartOpen WebUI has unauthorized deletion of knowledge files
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2026-7049481 days apartOpen WebUI: A folder write-collaborator can permanently delete the owner's chats by deleting a shared subfolder
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2026-445550 days apartOpen WebUI: Base Model Routing Bypasses Access Control via Model Chaining
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2026-453500 days apartOpen WebUI: Chat completion API allows tool restrictions to be bypassed
    28Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
Low

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-862 · Missing Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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