Open WebUI has a CORS misconfiguration and session validation issue
Date: 2026-05
Affected: pip/open-webui
Attack vector: rce
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: High
CWE: CWE-613
CVSS: 8.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

# GitHub Security Lab (GHSL) Vulnerability Report, open-webui: `GHSL-2024-174`, `GHSL-2024-175` The [GitHub Security Lab](https://securitylab.github.com) team has identified potential security vulnerabilities in [open-webui](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui). We are committed to working with you to help resolve these issues. In this report you will find everything you need to effectively coordinate a resolution of these issues with the GHSL team. If at any point you have concerns or questions about this process, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at `securitylab@github.com` (please include `GHSL-2024-174` or `GHSL-2024-175` as a reference). See also [this blog post](https://github.blog/2022-04-22-removing-the-stigma-of-a-cve/) written by GitHub's Advisory Curation team which explains what CVEs and advisories are, why they are important to track vulnerabilities and keep downstream users informed, the CVE assigning process, and how they are used to keep open source software secure. If you are _NOT_ the correct point of contact for this report, please let us know! ## Summary Due to a CORS misconfiguration and session validation issue, an attacker may be able to perform a 1 click attack against browsers with admin access to openwebui, resulting in remote code execution in the openwebui instance. The openwebui application runs as root in Docker container's default setup, which allows for complete compromise of the container. ## Project open-webui ## Tested


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