CVE-2026-44571

Open WebUI: Improper Authorization in Standard Channels Allows Message Updates with Read Permission

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
May 15, 2026
Updated
May 15, 2026
Reserved
May 6, 2026

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Description

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.8.6, in standard channels (i.e., channels whose channel.type is neither group nor dm), the endpoint POST /api/v1/channels/{channel_id}/messages/{message_id}/update can be accessed with read permission only. When access_control is set to None, the authorization check has_access(..., type="read") evaluates to True, allowing users who are not the message owner to update messages. As a result, unauthorized modification of other users’ messages is possible. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.6.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
open-webuiopen-webui
  • < 0.8.6Affected

References

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