medium5.4
CVE-2026-59212
Open WebUI: Model meta.knowledge read-only file access can be upgraded to file write/delete
Impact
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
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | open-webui | >= 0.9.6, < 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openwebui | Open Webui | Version 0.9.6 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xwm-4h2q-ggfx
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-2xwm-4h2q-ggfx
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59212
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/26032
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/17df0264929514599dbcb21c6578bcdfa204b04d
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.10.0