CVE-2026-70493
Open WebUI: Any authenticated user can stall a worker via a knowledge-search pattern that backtracks catastrophically
Description
Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.9.6 until 0.11.0, the built-in knowledge search path in backend/open_webui/tools/knowledge_fs.py and backend/open_webui/tools/builtin.py let a chat participant choose a pattern used to grep knowledge files. Patterns containing regex metacharacters were compiled with Python's backtracking re engine and run against every line of every reachable file with no time limit, so a crafted pattern such as (x|x)*y and one matching uploaded file line can pin one CPU core and block the event loop. This causes availability impact for every other user of the affected worker. This issue is fixed in 0.11.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 4, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 4, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Open WebUI to version 0.11.0.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'open-webui', 'product': 'open-webui', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 0.9.6, < 0.11.0'}]}] Added Description Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.9.6 until 0.11.0, the built-in knowledge search path in backend/open_webui/tools/knowledge_fs.py and backend/open_webui/tools/builtin.py let a chat participant choose a pattern used to grep knowledge files. Patterns containing regex metacharacters were compiled with Python's backtracking re engine and run against every line of every reachable file with no time limit, so a crafted pattern such as (x|x)*y and one matching uploaded file line can pin one CPU core and block the event loop. This causes availability impact for every other user of the affected worker. This issue is fixed in 0.11.0. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-1333 Added Reference https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/3ab2026262ef6f09810e4d235c5f9a9cb903e595 Added Reference https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/27471 Added Reference https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.11.0 Added Reference https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-2f54-p244-32q6