CVE-2026-59221
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CVE-2026-59221 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.7/10 on the CVSS scale. Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.9.6 before 0.10.0, _sanitize_proxy_path in backend/open_webui/routers/terminals.py decoded proxy paths only eight times, allowing a nine-times percent-encoded ../ traversal value to pass normalization checks and be decoded by the upstream terminal server.
Description
Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.9.6 before 0.10.0, _sanitize_proxy_path in backend/open_webui/routers/terminals.py decoded proxy paths only eight times, allowing a nine-times percent-encoded ../ traversal value to pass normalization checks and be decoded by the upstream terminal server. This issue is fixed in version 0.10.0.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openwebui | Open Webui | 0.9.6 |
References
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/26050Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/releases/tag/v0.10.0Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-frvj-c5qp-xj4wExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-frvj-c5qp-xj4wExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Analyzed
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