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CVE-2026-44556: Open WebUI's responses passthrough endpoint lacks access control authorization

May 8, 2026

The /responses endpoint in the OpenAI router accepts any authenticated user and forwards requests directly to upstream LLM providers without enforcing per-model access control. While the primary chat completion endpoint (generate_chat_completion) checks model ownership, group membership, and AccessGrants before allowing a request, the /responses proxy only validates that the user has a valid session via get_verified_user.

This allows any authenticated user — regardless of role or group assignment — to interact with any model configured on the instance by sending a POST request to /api/openai/responses with an arbitrary model ID.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hp5m-24vp-vq2q
  • github.com/open-webui/open-webui
  • github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/23481
  • github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-hp5m-24vp-vq2q
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44556

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.9.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.9.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.9.0 or above.

Impact 7.1 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Source file

pypi/open-webui/CVE-2026-44556.yml

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