Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 9, 2026· Updated Jul 9, 2026
Open WebUI: Model meta.knowledge read-only file access can be upgraded to file write/delete
CVE-2026-59212
Description
Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.9.6 before 0.10.0, _verify_knowledge_file_access only checked read access while file write and delete routes later trusted object-derived access through writable model meta.knowledge entries, allowing a user with read-only knowledge file access to upgrade to file write or delete operations. This issue is fixed in version 0.10.0.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
open-webuiPyPI | >= 0.9.6, < 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 |
Affected products
1- Range: <0.10.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xwm-4h2q-ggfxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59212ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/17df0264929514599dbcb21c6578bcdfa204b04dghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/26032ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.10.0ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-2xwm-4h2q-ggfxghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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