Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.3.16, a missing permission check in all files related API endpoints allows any authenticated user to list, access and delete every file uploaded by every user to the platform. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.3.16.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r8wh-8m7r-fh33 Open WebUI: Missing permission check in files API allows authenticated users to list, access and delete every uploaded file
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Fri, 15 May 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Open-webui
Open-webui open-webui
Vendors & Products Open-webui
Open-webui open-webui

Fri, 15 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Description Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.3.16, a missing permission check in all files related API endpoints allows any authenticated user to list, access and delete every file uploaded by every user to the platform. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.3.16.
Title Open WebUI: Missing permission check in files API allows authenticated users to list, access and delete every uploaded file
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-15T21:19:46.004Z

Reserved: 2026-05-11T20:14:43.202Z

Link: CVE-2026-45301

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-15T22:16:53.837

Modified: 2026-05-15T22:16:53.837

Link: CVE-2026-45301

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Updated: 2026-05-15T22:30:06Z

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