# CVE-2026-26192: Open WebUI vulnerable to Stored XSS via iFrame in citations model

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-2769, GHSA-XC8P-9RR6-97R2
- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.7.0
- Published: 2026-02-19 · Updated: 2026-02-19

## Affected

- open-webui: fixed in 0.7.0
- open-webui (PyPI): fixed in 0.7.0

## Description

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to version 0.7.0, aanually modifying chat history allows setting the `html` property within document metadata. This causes the frontend to enter a code path that treats document contents as HTML, and render them in an iFrame when the citation is previewed. This allows stored XSS via a weaponized document payload in a chat. The payload also executes when the citation is viewed on a shared chat. Version 0.7.0 fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on open-webui, upgrade to a fixed version (0.7.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-xc8p-9rr6-97r2
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/blob/6f1486ffd0cb288d0e21f41845361924e0d742b3/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Citations/CitationModal.svelte#L163-L170

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