CVE 5.4 MEDIUM

Open WebUI: Deactivated Channel Members Retain Full Access to Group/DM Channels_CVE-2026-44561

5.4 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the is_user_channel_member function checks whether a ChannelMember row exists but does not check the is_active field. When a user is deactivated from a group or DM channel (removed by the channel owner, or leaves voluntarily), their membership row persists with is_active=False and status='left'. Because the authorization check ignores this field, the deactivated user retains full read and write access to the channel via direct API calls. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-44561
Source GitHub_M
Published May 15, 2026 at 19:34
Modified May 15, 2026 at 20:22

Affected Product

Vendor open-webui
Product open-webui
Version < 0.9.0
Affected Versions open-webui open-webui < 0.9.0

CWE Classification

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