Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.8.6, in standard channels (i.e., channels whose channel.type is neither group nor dm), the endpoint POST /api/v1/channels/{channel_id}/messages/{message_id}/update can be accessed with read permission only. When access_control is set to None, the authorization check has_access(..., type="read") evaluates to True, allowing users who are not the message owner to update messages. As a result, unauthorized modification of other users’ messages is possible. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.6.
Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-jgj3-r8hr-9pjw | Open WebUI's Improper Authorization in Standard Channels Allows Message Updates with Read Permission |
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| Description | Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.8.6, in standard channels (i.e., channels whose channel.type is neither group nor dm), the endpoint POST /api/v1/channels/{channel_id}/messages/{message_id}/update can be accessed with read permission only. When access_control is set to None, the authorization check has_access(..., type="read") evaluates to True, allowing users who are not the message owner to update messages. As a result, unauthorized modification of other users’ messages is possible. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.6. | |
| Title | Open WebUI: Improper Authorization in Standard Channels Allows Message Updates with Read Permission | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:21:29.196Z
Reserved: 2026-05-06T20:59:00.596Z
Link: CVE-2026-44571
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-15T22:16:53.473
Modified: 2026-05-15T22:16:53.473
Link: CVE-2026-44571
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:30:06Z
Weaknesses
Github GHSA