CVE-2026-44569

Open WebUI: Insecure Message Access Breaks Authorization

Published May 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.6.19, there's an IDOR in the channels message management system that allows authenticated users to modify or delete any message within channels they have read access to. The vulnerability exists in the message update and delete endpoints, which implement channel-level authorization but completely lack message ownership validation. While the frontend correctly implements ownership checks (showing edit/delete buttons only for message owners or admins), the backend APIs bypass these protections by only validating channel access permissions without verifying that the requesting user owns the target message. This creates a client-side security control bypass where attackers can directly call the APIs to modify other users' messages. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.6.19.

Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jxwr-g6r6-j3fx Open WebUI's Insecure Message Access Breaks Authorization
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
Metrics ssvc

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

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
Description Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.6.19, there's an IDOR in the channels message management system that allows authenticated users to modify or delete any message within channels they have read access to. The vulnerability exists in the message update and delete endpoints, which implement channel-level authorization but completely lack message ownership validation. While the frontend correctly implements ownership checks (showing edit/delete buttons only for message owners or admins), the backend APIs bypass these protections by only validating channel access permissions without verifying that the requesting user owns the target message. This creates a client-side security control bypass where attackers can directly call the APIs to modify other users' messages. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.6.19.
Title Open WebUI: Insecure Message Access Breaks Authorization
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 18, 2026, 12:48 PM
Reserved
May 6, 2026, 8:59 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 15, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 8:10 PM