CVE-2026-45401

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, the validate_url() function in backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/utils.py only validates the initial URL submitted by the caller. The HTTP clients used downstream (sync requests, async aiohttp, langchain's WebBaseLoader) follow HTTP 3xx redirects by default and do not re-validate the redirect target against the private-IP / metadata-IP block list. Any authenticated user can therefore submit a public URL that 302-redirects to an internal address (e.g. 127.0.0.1, 169.254.169.254, RFC1918) and read the internal response body via the /api/v1/retrieval/process/web endpoint, the /api/v1/images/... endpoints, the /api/chat/completions endpoint with an image_url content part, and any other route that calls these helpers. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

19 May 2026, 12:07

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Openwebui
Openwebui open Webui
References () https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-rh5x-h6pp-cjj6 - () https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-rh5x-h6pp-cjj6 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

18 May 2026, 13:16

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References () https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-rh5x-h6pp-cjj6 - () https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-rh5x-h6pp-cjj6 -

15 May 2026, 21:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-15 21:16

Updated : 2026-05-19 12:07


NVD link : CVE-2026-45401

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45401

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45401


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Products Affected

openwebui

  • open_webui
CWE
CWE-918

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)