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CVE-2026-45316: Open WebUI: Read-Only Users Can Toggle Note Pin Status via Incorrect Permission Check (Write via Read-Only Access)

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 14/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.23% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: open-webui open-webui 0.9.3.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to open-webui open-webui 0.9.3 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.3, the POST /api/v1/notes/{id}/pin endpoint performs a write operation (toggling the is_pinned field) but only checks for read permission. Users with read-only access to a shared note can pin/unpin it, which is a state-modifying action that should require write permission. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.3.

LowCVSS 3.5 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
May 15, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 14th percentile

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Action score

14

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
14 / 40 · 3.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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CNA vs NVD score

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CNA · GitHub_M
3.5
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Affected systems

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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 0.9.3

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

    • < 0.9.3affected

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
PyPIopen-webuibefore 0.9.30.9.3

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

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-45314May 15, 2026 · Open WebUI: XSS via SVG in /api/v1/channels/webhooks/{webhook_id}/profile/image
    29Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-45315May 15, 2026 · Open WebUI: Stored XSS via attacker-controlled file extension in /api/v1/audio/transcriptions
    34Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-45317May 15, 2026 · Open WebUI: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via Image URL Manipulation
    18Monitor

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-webui0.9.3 · descriptionVendor (CNA)
PyPI:open-webui0.9.3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12026-08-23

Research context

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Timeline

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

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+99 d
  3. TodayNov 11, 2026+180 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

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

  • CVE-2026-456720 days apartOpen WebUI: Jupyter code execution works despite `ENABLE_CODE_EXECUTION=false` — feature gate bypassed
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-453390 days apartOpen WebUI: API key endpoint restrictions bypassed via `x-api-key` header — full message processing on restricted endpoints
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2026-88005118 days apartOpen WebUI: Users denied by the OAuth domain allowlist or role policy can still sign in via token exchange
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2026-88006118 days apartOpen WebUI: Users denied by the OAuth role policy can still sign in via token exchange
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2026-5402139 days apartOpen WebUI: Authenticated users can target arbitrary configured Ollama backends via unguarded url_idx path parameter
    25Monitor
  • CVE-2026-7049081 days apartOpen WebUI: Unapproved accounts can open terminal sessions via a WebSocket auth path missing the role check
    25Monitor

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.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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