# CVE-2026-45672: Open WebUI: Jupyter code execution works despite \`ENABLE\_CODE\_EXECUTION=false\` — feature gate bypassed

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-2698, GHSA-482J-2PQ6-Q5W4
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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: 0.8.12
- Published: 2026-05-15 · Updated: 2026-05-19

## Affected

- open-webui: fixed in 0.8.12
- open-webui (PyPI): fixed in 0.8.12

## Description

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.8.12, 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. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.12.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on open-webui, upgrade to a fixed version (0.8.12) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-482j-2pq6-q5w4

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