High

Open WebUI Allows Arbitrary File Reading and Deletion

  • Disclosed: 20.03.2025
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 14:18

An improper access control vulnerability in open-webui/open-webui v0.3.8 allows attackers to view and delete any files. The application does not verify whether the attacker is an administrator, allowing the attacker to directly call the GET /api/v1/files/ interface to retrieve information on all files uploaded by users, which includes the ID values. The attacker can then use the GET /api/v1/files/{file_id} interface to obtain information on any file and the DELETE /api/v1/files/{file_id} interface to delete any file.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) open-webui < 0.3.16 0.3.16

References

CVSS score 8.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-821, CWE-862
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
open-webui
Disclosed
20.03.2025
Updated
11.10.2026 14:18

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-jrhc-9qg9-4qfq - CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-1737 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: open-webui

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (161) in the archive
Total entries
161
First → latest
08.2024 09.2026
Without a fix
11
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 77
  • Medium 75
  • Low 8

Disclosures per year

  1. 2024: 3
  2. 2025: 21
  3. 2026: 137
Severity:
  1. Open WebUI Allows Arbitrary File Reading and Deletion this entry
    High · 8.1 CVE-2024-7043 < 0.3.16 0.3.16
  2. High · 7.7 CVE-2026-59221 >= 0.9.6, < 0.10.0 0.10.0
  3. High · 7.3 CVE-2026-59214 < 0.10.0 0.10.0
  4. High · 8.7 CVE-2026-54011 < 0.9.6 0.9.6
  5. High · 7.1 CVE-2026-45349 < 0.9.0 0.9.0
  6. High · 7.7 CVE-2026-45303 < 0.6.5 0.6.5
  7. High · 7.1 CVE-2026-44569 < 0.6.19 0.6.19
  8. High · 8.1 CVE-2026-44565 < 0.6.10 0.6.10
  9. High · 7.3 CVE-2026-44566 < 0.1.124 0.1.124
  10. High · 7.3 CVE-2026-44567 < 0.1.124 0.1.124
  11. High · 7.3 CVE-2026-44549 < 0.8.0 0.8.0
  12. Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-44551 < 0.9.0 0.9.0
  13. High · 7.3 CVE-2026-44721 < 0.9.0 0.9.0
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