Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, the tool update endpoint (POST /api/v1/tools/id/{id}/update) is missing the workspace.tools permission check that is present on the tool create endpoint. This allows a user who has been explicitly denied tool management capabilities ( and who the administrator considers untrusted for code execution ) to replace a tool's server-side Python content and trigger execution, bypassing the intended workspace.tools security boundary. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.
Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-p4fx-23fq-jfg6 Open WebUI: Missing `workspace.tools` Authorization Check on Tool Update Endpoint Allows Privilege Escalation to Code Execution
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History

Mon, 18 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 15 May 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Open-webui
Open-webui open-webui
Vendors & Products Open-webui
Open-webui open-webui

Fri, 15 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, the tool update endpoint (POST /api/v1/tools/id/{id}/update) is missing the workspace.tools permission check that is present on the tool create endpoint. This allows a user who has been explicitly denied tool management capabilities ( and who the administrator considers untrusted for code execution ) to replace a tool's server-side Python content and trigger execution, bypassing the intended workspace.tools security boundary. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.
Title Open WebUI: Missing `workspace.tools` Authorization Check on Tool Update Endpoint Allows Privilege Escalation to Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-18T12:46:37.737Z

Reserved: 2026-05-12T01:48:40.450Z

Link: CVE-2026-45395

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-18T12:46:32.867Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-15T21:16:37.450

Modified: 2026-05-18T13:16:33.723

Link: CVE-2026-45395

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-15T21:30:08Z

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