Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, a parsing difference between the urlparse and requests libraries led to an SSRF bypass vulnerability. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.
CVE-2026-45400
HIGHNVD 8.58.5—Elevated
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
This high-severity CVE scores 8.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 79% 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).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
8.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.5
- EG Score
- 8.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 21.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 15, 2026
Last Modified
May 19, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated May 18, 2026🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) bypass in `validate_url` · Advisory · open-webui/open-webui · GitHub
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-8w7q-q5jp-jvgxVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45400(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-45400?
CVE-2026-45400 is a high vulnerability published on May 15, 2026. Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, a parsing difference between the urlparse and requests libraries led to an SSRF bypass vulnerability. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.
When was CVE-2026-45400 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45400 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 15, 2026, with the most recent update on May 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-45400 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45400 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 21.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45400?
CVE-2026-45400 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45400?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45400, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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