CVE-2026-44549 json
Open WebUI: Stored XSS in excel file preview
published 6mo ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2026-30639 , GHSA-jwf8-pv5p-vhmc , PYSEC-2026-2744
- cvss
- 7.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.8.0, Excel file attachments are previewed in an unsafe way. A crafted XLSX file payload can be used to cause the sheetjs function sheet_to_html to embed an XSS payload into the generated HTML. This is subsequently added to the DOM unsanitized via @html causing the payload to trigger. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.0.
Patch / fix
- pypi open-webui 0.8.0
- openwebui open_webui 0.8.0
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 5mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-jwf8-pv5p-vhmc referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | open-webui | <0.8.0 |
0.8.0 |
Affected products
- open-webui open-webui
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-jwf8-pv5p-vhmc
exploit, web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44549
advisory
-
github.com
/open-webui/open-webui
package
-
pypi.org
/project/open-webui
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-jwf8-pv5p-vhmc
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-44549
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jwf8-pv5p-vhmc
- NVD CVE-2026-44549
- OSV PYSEC-2026-2744
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.