Vulnerability · Published Jul 9, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-59212Open WebUI: Model meta.knowledge read-only file access can be upgraded to file write/delete
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in open-webui from open-webui. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.9.6 before 0.10.0, _verify_knowledge_file_access only checked read access while file write and delete routes later trusted object-derived access through writable model meta.knowledge entries, allowing a user with read-only knowledge file access to upgrade to file write or delete operations. This issue is fixed in version 0.10.0.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | open-webui | 0.10.0 | GHSA-2xwm-4h2q-ggfx |
| PyPI | open-webui | 0.10.0 | PYSEC-2026-3588 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| open-webui | open-webui | >= 0.9.6, < 0.10.0 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-2xwm-4h2q-ggfx x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/26032 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/17df0264929514599dbcb21c6578bcdfa204b04d x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.10.0 x_refsource_MISC