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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jgj3-r8hr-9pjw Open WebUI's Improper Authorization in Standard Channels Allows Message Updates with Read Permission
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Fri, 15 May 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 15 May 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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Fri, 15 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Open WebUI: Improper Authorization in Standard Channels Allows Message Updates with Read Permission
Weaknesses CWE-862
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-15T22:21:29.196Z

Reserved: 2026-05-06T20:59:00.596Z

Link: CVE-2026-44571

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-15T22:18:56.590Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-15T22:16:53.473

Modified: 2026-05-15T23:16:20.823

Link: CVE-2026-44571

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Updated: 2026-05-15T23:30:10Z

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