CVE-2026-70490 json
Open WebUI: Unapproved accounts can open terminal sessions via a WebSocket auth path missing the role check
published 3mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-52918 , GHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv , PYSEC-2026-3642
- cvss
- 6.3
- 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 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.8.8 until 0.11.0, the terminal WebSocket route in backend/open_webui/routers/terminals.py authenticated its own first-message JWT and never applied the verified-user role gate that get_verified_user enforces on HTTP terminal routes. An account whose role is pending, including a registered but unapproved account or an account deactivated back to pending, can open an interactive terminal session when at least one terminal server is configured and its access grants cover the account. This loses the account-approval boundary for terminal access while the HTTP terminal routes correctly reject the same account. This issue is fixed in 0.11.0.
Patch / fix
- pypi open-webui 0.11.0
- openwebui open_webui 0.11.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | open-webui | >=0.8.8, <0.11.0 |
0.11.0 |
Affected products
- open-webui open-webui
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
github.com
/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/open-webui/open-webui
package
-
pypi.org
/project/open-webui
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv
advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70490
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-70490
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv
- NVD CVE-2026-70490
- OSV PYSEC-2026-3642
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