Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-45400Open WebUI: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) bypass in `validate_url`

High 8.5

In plain English

A high-severity server-side request forgery in open-webui from open-webui. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, a parsing difference between the urlparse and requests libraries led to an SSRF bypass vulnerability. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
PyPIopen-webui0.9.5GHSA-8w7q-q5jp-jvgx
PyPIopen-webui0.9.5PYSEC-2026-2715

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
open-webui open-webui < 0.9.5

Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

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