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CVE-2026-45397: Open WebUI Unauthenticated RAG Config Disclosure

Open WebUI

The retrieval status endpoint in Open WebUI exposes live RAG pipeline configurations without requiring authentication. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve sensitive backend configuration data over the internet.

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
5.3
EPSS
0.01 · top 45% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
14 May 2026
last update
15 May 2026
CVE ids
CVE-2026-45397other records

Timeline · 2

  1. 14 May 2026CVE-2026-45397: Open WebUI Vulnerable to Unauthenticated RAG Configuration Disclosure
  2. 15 May 2026CVE-2026-45397: Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline.

Sources · 2

Advisories and databases

  1. 2026-05-14
    CVE-2026-45397: Open WebUI Vulnerable to Unauthenticated RAG Configuration Disclosure
    GitHub Advisory Database · github.com/advisories/GHSA-65pg-qhhw-mxwg
  2. 2026-05-15
    CVE-2026-45397: Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline.
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45397

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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
information-disclosureopen-webuirag
dates
happened 14 May 2026 · first reported 14 May 2026
origin
GitHub Advisory Database
Vulnerability record from NVD / the GitHub Advisory Database. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 07:00Z · updated 2026-10-18 10:04Z

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# CVE-2026-45397: Open WebUI Unauthenticated RAG Config Disclosure

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2026-45397-open-webui-unauthenticated-rag-config-disclos · AIR-2026-0665 · closed 2026-05-14

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-05-14
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: Open WebUI
- CVE ids: CVE-2026-45397
- CVSS: 5.3

## Summary

The retrieval status endpoint in Open WebUI exposes live RAG pipeline configurations without requiring authentication. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve sensitive backend configuration data over the internet.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2026-05-15: CVE-2026-45397: Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45397)
- 2026-05-14: CVE-2026-45397: Open WebUI Vulnerable to Unauthenticated RAG Configuration Disclosure (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-65pg-qhhw-mxwg)

## Sources

- 2026-05-14 GitHub Advisory Database: CVE-2026-45397: Open WebUI Vulnerable to Unauthenticated RAG Configuration Disclosure https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-65pg-qhhw-mxwg
- 2026-05-15 NVD: CVE-2026-45397: Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45397

Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.

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