CVE-2026-70494

Open WebUI: A folder write-collaborator can permanently delete the owner's chats by deleting a shared subfolder

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 4, 2026 at 08:58 PM UTC
Updated: September 18, 2026 at 02:59 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpen Webui

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.10.0 until 0.11.0, the DELETE /api/v1/folders/{id} handler in backend/open_webui/routers/folders.py allowed a user granted write access to a shared chat folder to permanently delete chats and messages belonging to the folder owner. The cascade following the authorization check is bound to the folder owner's id, but the subfolder check accepted any inherited write grant instead of requiring ownership or administrator status. A collaborator can destroy the owner's subtree or force-move chats out of it when delete_contents=false. This issue is fixed in 0.11.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.11.00.10.0 ≤ v < 0.11.0
Affected range stops below 0.11.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-3cg5-48j3-v4gv
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/27003
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.11.0

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.1HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-862CWE-863

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