CVE-2026-44553
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, administrative role changes and user deletions do not iterate SESSION_POOL to disconnect affected sessions. As a result, a user whose admin role has been revoked retains admin privileges within their existing Socket.IO session for as long as they keep the connection alive (via automatic heartbeats). The gap is exclusive to the Socket.IO session cache. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.
Published:May 15, 2026
Last Modified:May 19, 2026
EPS:May 15, 2026
EPSS Score:0.0003
CVSS Score:8.1
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
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User Interaction
None
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Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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