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CVE-2026-28788: Open WebUI's process_files_batch() endpoint missing ownership check, allows unauthorized file overwrite

March 27, 2026

Any authenticated user can overwrite any file’s content by ID through the POST /api/v1/retrieval/process/files/batch endpoint. The endpoint performs no ownership check, so a regular user with read access to a shared knowledge base can obtain file UUIDs via GET /api/v1/knowledge/{id}/files and then overwrite those files, escalating from read to write. The overwritten content is served to the LLM via RAG, meaning the attacker controls what the model tells other users.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjp7-g2jw-wh3j
  • github.com/open-webui/open-webui
  • github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.8.6
  • github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-jjp7-g2jw-wh3j
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28788

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.8.6

Fixed versions

  • 0.8.6

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.8.6 or above.

Impact 7.1 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Source file

pypi/open-webui/CVE-2026-28788.yml

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