CVE-2026-44561CWE-863

Open WebUI: Deactivated Channel Members Retain Full Access to Group/DM Channels

Medium · published May 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
16.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the is_user_channel_member function checks whether a ChannelMember row exists but does not check the is_active field. When a user is deactivated from a group or DM channel (removed by the channel owner, or leaves voluntarily), their membership row persists with is_active=False and status='left'. Because the authorization check ignores this field, the deactivated user retains full read and write access to the channel via direct API calls. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00259 · 16.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2026-05-15T19:34Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 MAY 19:34Z
    Open WebUI: Deactivated Channel Members Retain Full Access to Group/DM Channels
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