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Medium · 4.3 CVE-2026-59217 EUVD-2026-42628GHSA-7r7x-gjvr-448gPYSEC-2026-3593

Open WebUI: Upload `metadata.knowledge_id` bypasses the knowledge-base write-access check (read-only users can add files to KB)

Published Jul 9, 2026 · Updated Jul 14, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. Prior to 0.10.0, the file upload path accepted metadata.knowledge_id and auto-linked uploaded files to a target knowledge base without applying the write-access check used by /api/v1/knowledge//file/add, allowing read-only knowledge-base users to add arbitrary files. This issue is fixed in version 0.10.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
open-webui open-webui < 0.10.0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI open-webui < 0.10.0 0.10.0 GHSA-7r7x-gjvr-448g

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