CVE-2026-45398CWE-639

Open WebUI: IDOR - Retrieval API Bypasses Knowledge Base Access Controls

High · published May 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, _validate_collection_access() checks the user-memory-* and file-* collection name prefixes but does not check knowledge base collections, which use raw UUIDs as collection names. Any authenticated user who knows a private knowledge base UUID can read its content through the retrieval query endpoints, even though the knowledge API correctly denies that user access. The same gap affects the retrieval write endpoints (/process/text, /process/file, /process/files/batch, /process/web, /process/youtube), allowing an attacker to inject content into or overwrite another user's knowledge base. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00489 · 41.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Published
2026-05-15T20:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 MAY 20:35Z
    Open WebUI: IDOR - Retrieval API Bypasses Knowledge Base Access Controls
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