CVE-2026-28788CWE-639

Open WebUI's process_files_batch() endpoint missing ownership check, allows unauthorized file overwrite

High · published March 26, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to version 0.8.6, any authenticated user can overwrite any file's content by ID through the `POST /api/v1/retrieval/process/files/batch` endpoint. The endpoint performs no ownership check, so a regular user with read access to a shared knowledge base can obtain file UUIDs via `GET /api/v1/knowledge/{id}/files` and then overwrite those files, escalating from read to write. The overwritten content is served to the LLM via RAG, meaning the attacker controls what the model tells other users. Version 0.8.6 patches the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00380 · 30.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Published
2026-03-26T23:38Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 MAR 23:38Z
    Open WebUI's process_files_batch() endpoint missing ownership check, allows unauthorized file overwrite
    cvelistv5