CVE-2026-28788 HIGH

CVE-2026-28788: Open WebUI's process_files_batch() endpoint missing ownership check, allows unauthorized file overwrite

Vendor Open-Webui
Product open-webui
Weakness CWE-639 · IDOR
Published March 26, 2026
Last update March 27, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to version 0.8.6, any authenticated user can overwrite any file's content by ID through the `POST /api/v1/retrieval/process/files/batch` endpoint. The endpoint performs no ownership check, so a regular user with read access to a shared knowledge base can obtain file UUIDs via `GET /api/v1/knowledge/{id}/files` and then overwrite those files, escalating from read to write. The overwritten content is served to the LLM via RAG, meaning the attacker controls what the model tells other users. Version 0.8.6 patches the issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 26, 2026 CVE published
March 27, 2026 Record updated