CVE-2026-44554

Open WebUI: Knowledge Base Destruction and RAG Poisoning via Unauthorized Collection Overwrite

Published May 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the POST /api/v1/retrieval/process/web endpoint accepts a user-supplied collection_name and an overwrite query parameter (default: True). It performs no authorization check on whether the calling user owns or has write access to the target collection. When overwrite=True, save_docs_to_vector_db calls VECTOR_DB_CLIENT.delete_collection() on the target collection before writing new content. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7r82-qhg4-6wvj Open WebUI has Knowledge Base Destruction and RAG Poisoning via Unauthorized Collection Overwrite
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openwebui
Openwebui open Webui
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openwebui
Openwebui open Webui
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Open-webui
Open-webui open-webui
Vendors & Products Open-webui
Open-webui open-webui
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the POST /api/v1/retrieval/process/web endpoint accepts a user-supplied collection_name and an overwrite query parameter (default: True). It performs no authorization check on whether the calling user owns or has write access to the target collection. When overwrite=True, save_docs_to_vector_db calls VECTOR_DB_CLIENT.delete_collection() on the target collection before writing new content. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.
Title Open WebUI: Knowledge Base Destruction and RAG Poisoning via Unauthorized Collection Overwrite
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 15, 2026, 9:09 PM
Reserved
May 6, 2026, 8:59 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 15, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 8:10 PM