CVE-2026-87998

Open WebUI: Non-admin users can delete admin-owned external knowledge connections via knowledge base deletion

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 9, 2026 at 09:31 PM UTC
Updated: September 16, 2026 at 03:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpen Webui

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Severity
HIGH7.1
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 0.11.1, DELETE /api/v1/knowledge/{id}/delete in backend/open_webui/routers/knowledge.py authorized deletion against the knowledge base but then removed its administrator-owned external connection without a separate administrator check or a check for other dependent knowledge bases. A non-administrator with write access to one external knowledge base could delete shared instance configuration and make every other knowledge base using that connection unavailable. This issue is fixed in version 0.11.1.

Affected

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

v < 0.11.10.10.0 ≤ v < 0.11.1
Affected range stops below 0.11.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-2724-6cpj-gf3v
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/28113
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.11.1

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.1HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-269CWE-863

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