CVE 8.7 HIGH

Open WebUI: Stored XSS in Mermaid Markdown Preview_CVE-2026-54011

8.7 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.6,Open WebUI renders Mermaid blocks from Markdown files in the file preview panel and inserts the generated SVG into the DOM using innerHTML. Because Mermaid is configured with securityLevel: 'loose', attacker-controlled Mermaid content can be rendered unsafely in this flow. A working payload was validated through the Markdown preview path, resulting in JavaScript execution in the victim’s browser under the application origin. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.6.

AI Analysis

Stored XSS vulnerability in Mermaid Markdown preview

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-54011
Source GitHub_M
Published Jun 23, 2026 at 16:47
Modified Jun 23, 2026 at 17:55

Affected Product

Vendor open-webui
Product open-webui
Version < 0.9.6
Affected Versions open-webui open-webui < 0.9.6

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 8.7 / 10
AI Severity High
Vendor Open WebUI
Product Open WebUI
Version < 0.9.6

References

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