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CVE-2026-45395
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, the tool update endpoint (POST /api/v1/tools/id/{id}/update) is missing the workspace.tools permission check that is present on the tool create endpoint. This allows a user who has been explicitly denied tool management capabilities ( and who the administrator considers untrusted for code execution ) to replace a tool's server-side Python content and trigger execution, bypassing the
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-269","description":"CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:41033658c16fa6fa0044f9ff803b716a68c1477ed7f7fda7b99d524fa790ae0d · sha256:239ddbcee13e1417… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862: Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:41033658c16fa6fa0044f9ff803b716a68c1477ed7f7fda7b99d524fa790ae0d · sha256:239ddbcee13e1417… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"open-webui","vendor":"open-webui","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 0.9.5"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:41033658c16fa6fa0044f9ff803b716a68c1477ed7f7fda7b99d524fa790ae0d · sha256:239ddbcee13e1417… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.2,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:41033658c16fa6fa0044f9ff803b716a68c1477ed7f7fda7b99d524fa790ae0d · sha256:239ddbcee13e1417… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-269","description":"CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:41033658c16fa6fa0044f9ff803b716a68c1477ed7f7fda7b99d524fa790ae0d · sha256:239ddbcee13e1417… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862: Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:41033658c16fa6fa0044f9ff803b716a68c1477ed7f7fda7b99d524fa790ae0d · sha256:239ddbcee13e1417… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-p4fx-23fq-jfg6","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-p4fx-23fq-jfg6"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:41033658c16fa6fa0044f9ff803b716a68c1477ed7f7fda7b99d524fa790ae0d · sha256:239ddbcee13e1417… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-p4fx-23fq-jfg6"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:41033658c16fa6fa0044f9ff803b716a68c1477ed7f7fda7b99d524fa790ae0d · sha256:239ddbcee13e1417… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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