CVE-2026-59226: Open WebUI: Scheduled automations continue after pending-user deactivation and stored model ACL revocation
Open WebUI documents pending as a zero-access role used for new sign-ups and deactivated users, and normal HTTP routes enforce that with get_verified_user() (which rejects pending), while automation create/update/run routes additionally require the features.automations permission. Two paths missed that lifecycle gate, so a deactivated (pending) account could keep acting through the background automation scheduler:
- Scheduler did not re-gate the owner. When a stored automation became due,
execute_automation()rehydrated the owner withUsers.get_user_by_id(...)and re-entered the chat completion pipeline without re-checking that the owner was stilluser/adminor still heldfeatures.automations. A still-active automation therefore kept running after its owner was deactivated. - Model ACL only enforced for exact role
user.check_model_access()applied private-model grants only whenuser.role == "user", so apendingprincipal fell through a branch that denies a normal non-owneruser.
Net effect: a deactivated account could continue scheduled chat generation through the background worker, consuming the operator’s configured model-provider credentials and reaching a stored automation model ID that its current role/ACL state would no longer permit through normal routes.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mvx4-532p-xfm9
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/920b655f4689e2118de928fbc936f6ebd4fed396
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/26047
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.10.0
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-mvx4-532p-xfm9
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59226
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