What is CVE-2026-54016?

CVE-2026-54016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-webui, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2026-54016?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Open-webui

CVE-2026-54016

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.6, Open WebUI has a Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) vulnerability in the builtin search_knowledge_files tool. When nat…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Open-webui — versions < 0.9.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-54016?: CVE-2026-54016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-webui, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-54016?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.