Open WebUI: Unauthenticated RAG Configuration Disclosure
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, GET /api/v1/retrieval/ returns live RAG pipeline configuration to any unauthenticated HTTP client. No Authorization header, cookie, or API key is required. Every adjacent endpoint on the same router (/embedding, /config) is correctly guarded by get_admin_user making this a targeted omission. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.
- Published
- May 15, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.8% · 56th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-306
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 5.3
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| openwebui | open webui | cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_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 0.9.5
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
- < 0.9.5affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | open-webui | before 0.9.5 | 0.9.5 |
Same product
openwebui: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-44566Open WebUI: Arbitrary File Upload and Path Traversal39Monitor
- CVE-2026-56400open-webui - Remote Code Execution via CORS Misconfiguration and Session Validation36Monitor
- CVE-2026-59216Open WebUI: Cross-user code-interpreter and tool execution via unvalidated Socket.IO event-caller session_id36Monitor
- CVE-2026-59214Open WebUI: Stored web worker XSS via Pyodide36Monitor
- CVE-2026-44551Open WebUI: LDAP Empty Password Authentication Bypass36Monitor
- CVE-2024-8017Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in open-webui/open-webui36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| open-webui open-webui | 0.9.5 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
| PyPI:open-webui | 0.9.5 | Package 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
- Nuclei detection template ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2026-45397 | — |
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.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
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-2024-8053421 days apartImproper Authentication in open-webui/open-webui32Monitor
- CVE-2026-5971555 days apartOpen WebUI: Unauthenticated WebSocket Access to Collaborative Document Handlers (ydoc:awareness:update, ydoc:document:leave)26Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
- CVE-2026-453310 days apartOpen WebUI: Full SSRF Vulnerability in the RAG Web Search Feature34Monitor
- CVE-2026-454000 days apartOpen WebUI: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) bypass in `validate_url`34Monitor
- CVE-2026-453380 days apartOpen WebUI: SSRF via OAuth Profile Picture URL in _process_picture_url (oauth.py)30Monitor
- CVE-2026-447210 days apartOpen WebUI: Stored XSS via Model Description29Monitor
Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-0278 · May 21, 2026(Open WebUI Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-secondary
Root cause
A function added for development or support ships to production without authentication. It often relies on the assumption that it is “only reachable from the internal network.”
The bug in code
The whole CWE-306 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
// Added for the support teamapp.post("/maintenance/reset", resetDevice);Fixed
if (config.maintenanceEnabled) { app.post( "/maintenance/reset", requireSession, requireRole("admin"), resetDevice );}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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