CVE-2026-45397: Open WebUI Vulnerable to Unauthenticated RAG Configuration Disclosure

May 14, 2026 (updated May 15, 2026)

GET /api/v1/retrieval/ returns live RAG pipeline configuration to any unauthenticated HTTP client. No Authorization header, cookie, or API key is required. Every adjacent endpoint on the same router (/embedding, /config) is correctly guarded by get_admin_user making this a targeted omission.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-65pg-qhhw-mxwg
github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.9.5
github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-65pg-qhhw-mxwg
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45397

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