Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows any authenticated user with model creation permission (workspace.models) to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of any other user (including admins) who views the malicious model in the chat UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.
CVE-2026-44721
This high-severity CVE scores 7.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 78% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.3
- EG Score
- 7.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 22.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 15, 2026
Last Modified
May 19, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated May 18, 2026Stored XSS via Model Description · Advisory · open-webui/open-webui · GitHub
Affected: v0.9.0 (commit
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-gf5m-wcrh-7928Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44721(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(2 across 2 ecosystems)
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| open-webui | — | 0.9.0 | — |
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| open-webui | 0.1.124 ... 0.8.9 (151 versions) | 0.9.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 51× in last 30d)
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