Incorrect Authorization Affecting open-webui package, versions [,0.9.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-OPENWEBUI-16599156
  • published9 May 2026
  • disclosed8 May 2026
  • creditClassic298

Introduced: 8 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-44558  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade open-webui to version 0.9.0 or higher.

Overview

open-webui is an Open WebUI

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in the set_access_grants process. An attacker can override administrative access controls by submitting arbitrary access grants, including wildcard grants, which are persisted without proper filtering. This allows unauthorized users to make channels publicly accessible or grant access to individual users, even when such actions are restricted by administrative policy. This is only exploitable if the attacker has an account with permission to create group channels or owns an existing channel, and the administrator has configured restrictive sharing permissions for regular users.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1