Missing Authorization Affecting open-webui package, versions [,0.8.6)
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- published31 Mar 2026
- disclosed27 Mar 2026
- creditScaumAcktiv
Introduced: 27 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-29070 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade open-webui to version 0.8.6 or higher.
Overview
open-webui is an Open WebUI
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization due to missing validation in the remove_file_from_knowledge_by_id function. An attacker can delete arbitrary files from other users' knowledge bases by providing the file ID, even if the file does not belong to their own knowledge base.