Vulnerability in open-webui (CVE-2026-45350)
Summary
Vulnerability in open-webui (CVE-2026-45350). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Exploitable via tool_id. Mitigation: upgrade to 0.8.6 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.8.6, there is a vulnerability in chat completion API, which allows attackers to bypass tool restrictions, potentially enabling unauthorized actions or access. In the chat_completion API, the parameters tool_ids and tool_servers are supplied by the user. These parameters are used to create a tools_dict by the middleware. This is then used by get_tool_by_id to retrieve the appropriate tool. However, there is no checks in that ensures the user that uses the API has permission to use the tool, meaning that a user can invoke any server tool by supplying the correct tool_id or tool_servers parameters via the chat completion API. Moreover, the authentication token stored in the server would be used when invoking the tool, so the tool will be invoked with the server privilege. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.6.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-45350 has been found in open-webui.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like tool_id over the network to misuse the product.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.1/10.
What to do: upgrade open-webui to 0.8.6 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "open-webui CVE-2026-45350" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-45350 (open-webui) — CWE-862 / CVSS v3 7.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: tool_id / BYPASS_ADMIN_ACCESS_CONTROL
Patched: 0.8.6 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-862) exists in open-webui. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via tool_id.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of open-webui. Attack surface: tool_id / BYPASS_ADMIN_ACCESS_CONTROL.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.1/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to 0.8.6.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'open-webui' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'open-webui' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
open-webuiを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade open-webui to 0.8.6ステージング環境で 0.8.6 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com