Auth bypass in Open-Webui
CVE-2026-44558
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the channel router does not call filter_allowed_access_grants on either create or update paths. A non-admin user who can create group channels (or who owns a channel) can submit arbitrary access grants — including public wildcard grants — and those grants are stored verbatim, bypassing the admin's permission framework. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (16.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Open-Webui — versions < 0.9.0
- Openwebui Open Webui
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-7rjh-px4v-5w55 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-44558?
- CVE-2026-44558 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Webui, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-05-15.
- How severe is CVE-2026-44558?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.