5.4
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-59212
Open WebUI: Model meta.knowledge read-only file access can be upgraded to file write/delete
Description

Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.9.6 before 0.10.0, _verify_knowledge_file_access only checked read access while file write and delete routes later trusted object-derived access through writable model meta.knowledge entries, allowing a user with read-only knowledge file access to upgrade to file write or delete operations. This issue is fixed in version 0.10.0.

INFO

Published Date :

July 9, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 9, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-59212 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Open WebUI to version 0.10.0 or later to fix privilege escalation vulnerability.
  • Update Open WebUI to version 0.10.0 or later.
  • Apply vendor security patches for Open WebUI.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-59212 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 09, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-59212', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-07-09T17:21:19.508648Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'open-webui', 'product': 'open-webui', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 0.9.6, < 0.10.0'}]}]
    Added Description Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.9.6 before 0.10.0, _verify_knowledge_file_access only checked read access while file write and delete routes later trusted object-derived access through writable model meta.knowledge entries, allowing a user with read-only knowledge file access to upgrade to file write or delete operations. This issue is fixed in version 0.10.0.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-863
    Added Reference https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/17df0264929514599dbcb21c6578bcdfa204b04d
    Added Reference https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/26032
    Added Reference https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.10.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-2xwm-4h2q-ggfx
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