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CVE-2026-45339

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Summary

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, Open WebUI allows admins to restrict which API endpoints an API key can access. When an API key is restricted from /api/v1/messages, requests using the Authorization: Bearer sk-... header are correctly blocked with 403. However, the same key sent via the x-api-key header bypasses the restriction entirely — the request is authenticated, the model is invoked, and a full response is re

Description

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, Open WebUI allows admins to restrict which API endpoints an API key can access. When an API key is restricted from /api/v1/messages, requests using the Authorization: Bearer sk-... header are correctly blocked with 403. However, the same key sent via the x-api-key header bypasses the restriction entirely — the request is authenticated, the model is invoked, and a full response is returned. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.

CVSS Score
6.5
Medium
EPSS Score
0.0
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-05-15
First Seen: 2026-05-17
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is Lower Risk - more severe than 47.8% of all 325,680 vulnerabilities in our database.

#169,892
Below average severity
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: May 18, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
Poc
Proof-of-concept available
⚙️ Automatable
NO
Requires human interaction
💥 Technical Impact
Total
Complete system compromise possible
SSVC data provided by CISA
Last Modified 2026-05-19
Source NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)
CWE-863

📦 Affected Products 1

Vendor Product Status Affected Versions
openwebui open_webui Affected
< 0.9.0

🔗 References 1

https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/ad...
Exploit Vendor Advisory

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