CVE-2026-87999
CVE-2026-87999 — Open WebUI: Any authenticated user can reach the Azure platform channel via server-side web fetch
Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. Prior to 0.11.1, POST /api/v1/retrieval/process/web and POST /api/v1/retrieval/process/web/search in backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/utils.py treated Python's globally routable address classification as proof that a destination was external. An authenticated user could make an Azure-hosted instance fetch and return content from 168.63.129.16, the Azure platform channel, as well as other reserved ranges that the standard classification did not reject. This issue is fixed in version 0.11.1.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, open-webui (CNA), GitHub, SOCRadar CTI
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Unreported
no source claims exploitation
EPSS
0%
ahead of 0% of scored CVEs
CVSS base
7.1
high
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade open-webui to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| open-webui | open-webui | < 0.11.1 | Vulnerable |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Scope
Changed
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req
Low
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | CVSS 3.1 | high | 1.8 | 4.7 | GitHub (CNA), open-webui (CNA) |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
What this weakness leads to
MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.
CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- Read Application Data
- Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands::
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Inferred from the weakness class — not observed against this CVE.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Search application, proxy, and WAF logs for requests touching /api/v1/retrieval/process/web, /api/v1/retrieval/process/web/search, /open_webui/retrieval/web/utils.py.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable open-webui.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 7.1 (AV:N)
Sep 9, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Sep 9, 2026 · NVD
CVE published by MITRE.
Sep 9, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
References
4 on the record
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/e3e4bd87df6fc629e7e22081d980d55a7632b8b7
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitre
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/27823
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitre
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.11.1
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitre
- github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-34r3-9m95-vq73
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitre
Elsewhere on this site
- open-webuievery CVE for this vendor
- SSRFsame class
- CWE-918other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-87999 is Open WebUI: Any authenticated user can reach the Azure platform channel via server-side web fetch, a high vulnerability affecting open-webui from open-webui. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-87999. Public exploit evidence is: A public PoC is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-87999. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 7.1 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.