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Open WebUI CVE-2026-87997

| EUVDEUVD-2026-75181 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-09-09 security-advisories@github.com GHSA-3pf7-q2g3-wj28
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github
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Vendor (github) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI
4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable API, low complexity, requires authenticated user (PR:L), integrity-only impact via unauthorized folder write injection.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (github).

CVSS VectorVendor: github

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Metadata Corrected
Sep 09, 2026 - 23:40 vuln.today
tag: Authentication Bypass removed
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Sep 09, 2026 - 22:45 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 22:45 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 09, 2026 - 22:34 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.10.0 until 0.11.1, POST /api/chat/completions and POST /api/v1/chat/completions in backend/open_webui/main.py copied a client-supplied folder_id into a new chat without applying the folder write-access check used by the dedicated chat routes. An authenticated user who knew a shared folder identifier could inject an attacker-controlled chat into a folder where the user had read-only or no write access, causing the entry to appear to authorized folder readers. This issue is fixed in version 0.11.1.

AnalysisAI

Folder write-access bypass in Open WebUI 0.10.0 through 0.11.0 allows authenticated users to inject chats into shared folders where they hold only read-only or no write permission. The chat completion endpoints POST /api/chat/completions and POST /api/v1/chat/completions in main.py accepted a client-supplied folder_id from request metadata and persisted the resulting chat record under that folder without invoking the has_folder_write_access check that the dedicated chat-creation routes enforced. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The attacker must hold a valid Open WebUI account (authenticated, PR:L). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 score of 4.3 (Medium) accurately reflects a constrained impact: the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N confirms that exploitation requires prior authentication (PR:L), produces only limited integrity impact (I:L), and does not affect confidentiality or availability. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Upgrade Open WebUI to version 0.11.1, which contains the vendor-released patch per the GitHub release at https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.11.1 and security advisory GHSA-3pf7-q2g3-wj28. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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