CVE-2026-28788
Description
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to version 0.8.6, any authenticated user can overwrite any file's content by ID through the POST /api/v1/retrieval/process/files/batch endpoint. The endpoint performs no ownership check, so a regular user with read access to a shared knowledge base can obtain file UUIDs via GET /api/v1/knowledge/{id}/files and then overwrite those files, escalating from read to write. The overwritten content is served to the LLM via RAG, meaning the attacker controls what the model tells other users. Version 0.8.6 patches the issue.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
open-webuiPyPI | < 0.8.6 | 0.8.6 |
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-jjp7-g2jw-wh3jnvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjp7-g2jw-wh3jghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28788ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.8.6ghsaWEB
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