CVE-2026-28788
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.
Published:Mar 26, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 2, 2026
EPS:Mar 26, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00042
CVSS Score:7.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Open-webui
Product
Open-webui
Open-webui
Open-webui
Vendor
Openwebui
Product
Open Webui
Openwebui
Open Webui
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
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High
Integrity
None
Low
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Availability
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High
