CVE-2026-28788 PUBLISHED

Open WebUI's process_files_batch() endpoint missing ownership check, allows unauthorized file overwrite

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 03.03.2026 Published: 26.03.2026 Updated: 26.03.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVSS Score: 7.1

Product Status

Vendor open-webui
Product open-webui
Versions
  • Version < 0.8.6 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE