CVE-2026-44553 json
Open WebUI: Stale Admin Role in Socket.IO Session Pool Enables Post-Demotion Cross-User Note Access
published 6mo ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2026-30615 , GHSA-45m8-cpm2-3v65 , PYSEC-2026-2697
- cvss
- 8.1
- 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 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, administrative role changes and user deletions do not iterate SESSION_POOL to disconnect affected sessions. As a result, a user whose admin role has been revoked retains admin privileges within their existing Socket.IO session for as long as they keep the connection alive (via automatic heartbeats). The gap is exclusive to the Socket.IO session cache. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.
Patch / fix
- pypi open-webui 0.9.0
- openwebui open_webui 0.9.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 5mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-45m8-cpm2-3v65 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | open-webui | <0.9.0 |
0.9.0 |
Affected products
- open-webui open-webui
Classification
References
-
github.com
/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-45m8-cpm2-3v65
web, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44553
advisory
-
github.com
/open-webui/open-webui
package
-
pypi.org
/project/open-webui
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-45m8-cpm2-3v65
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-44553
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-45m8-cpm2-3v65
- NVD CVE-2026-44553
- OSV PYSEC-2026-2697
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