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CVE-2026-109285: Open WebUI former collaborators retain knowledge base file access

Open WebUI

Open WebUI contains an access control flaw allowing former knowledge base collaborators to retain file access via stale cached references. Users can download or delete files from private knowledge bases after permission revocation.

disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
<0.01 · top 85% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
12 Oct 2026
last update
12 Oct 2026
CVE ids
CVE-2026-109285other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 12 Oct 2026CVE-2026-109285: Open WebUI from 0.6.0 before 0.11.4 contains an improper access control vulnerability in has_access_to_file that lets former…

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2026-10-12
    CVE-2026-109285: Open WebUI from 0.6.0 before 0.11.4 contains an improper access control vulnerability in has_access_to_file that lets former…
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109285

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Classification

lane
Patch now
AI role
Attack on AI
categories
Infrastructure vulnerability
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
fix status
Fix status unknown
targets
Framework / tooling
owasp llm top 10
LLM03:2025 Supply Chain
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
tags
access-controlopen-webui
dates
happened 12 Oct 2026 · first reported 12 Oct 2026
origin
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:33Z

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# CVE-2026-109285: Open WebUI former collaborators retain knowledge base file access

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2026-109285-open-webui-former-collaborators-retain-knowl · AIR-2026-0307 · closed 2026-10-12

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-10-12
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: Open WebUI
- CVE ids: CVE-2026-109285
- CVSS: 5

## Summary

Open WebUI contains an access control flaw allowing former knowledge base collaborators to retain file access via stale cached references. Users can download or delete files from private knowledge bases after permission revocation.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2026-10-12: CVE-2026-109285: Open WebUI from 0.6.0 before 0.11.4 contains an improper access control vulnerability in has_access_to_file that lets former… (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109285)

## Sources

- 2026-10-12 NVD: CVE-2026-109285: Open WebUI from 0.6.0 before 0.11.4 contains an improper access control vulnerability in has_access_to_file that lets former… https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109285

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