CVE-2026-44554 json
Open WebUI: Knowledge Base Destruction and RAG Poisoning via Unauthorized Collection Overwrite
published 6mo ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2026-30622 , GHSA-7r82-qhg4-6wvj , PYSEC-2026-2710
- 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 22%
- 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, the POST /api/v1/retrieval/process/web endpoint accepts a user-supplied collection_name and an overwrite query parameter (default: True). It performs no authorization check on whether the calling user owns or has write access to the target collection. When overwrite=True, save_docs_to_vector_db calls VECTOR_DB_CLIENT.delete_collection() on the target collection before writing new content. 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
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-7r82-qhg4-6wvj 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:N/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | open-webui | <0.9.0 |
0.9.0 |
Affected products
- open-webui open-webui
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
github.com
/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-7r82-qhg4-6wvj
web, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44554
advisory
-
github.com
/open-webui/open-webui
package
-
pypi.org
/project/open-webui
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-7r82-qhg4-6wvj
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-44554
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-7r82-qhg4-6wvj
- NVD CVE-2026-44554
- OSV PYSEC-2026-2710
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