Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the POST /api/v1/models/import endpoint allows users with the workspace.models_import permission to overwrite any existing model in the database, regardless of ownership. When an imported model's ID matches an existing model, the endpoint merges the attacker's payload over the existing model data and writes it to the database with no ownership or access grant validation. Additionally, filter_allowed_access_grants is never called, bypassing the access grant restrictions enforced on all other model mutation endpoints. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mqq6-cqcx-38vg Open WebUI's Model Import Overwrites Any Model Without Ownership Check
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First Time appeared Open-webui
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Fri, 15 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Description Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the POST /api/v1/models/import endpoint allows users with the workspace.models_import permission to overwrite any existing model in the database, regardless of ownership. When an imported model's ID matches an existing model, the endpoint merges the attacker's payload over the existing model data and writes it to the database with no ownership or access grant validation. Additionally, filter_allowed_access_grants is never called, bypassing the access grant restrictions enforced on all other model mutation endpoints. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.
Title Open WebUI: Model Import Overwrites Any Model Without Ownership Check
Weaknesses CWE-283
CWE-862
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-15T19:30:40.838Z

Reserved: 2026-05-06T20:59:00.595Z

Link: CVE-2026-44562

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-15T20:16:47.873

Modified: 2026-05-15T20:16:47.873

Link: CVE-2026-44562

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Updated: 2026-05-15T21:30:08Z

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