# CVE-2026-54008: Open WebUI: Redirect-Bypass SSRF in OAuth \`\_process\_picture\_url\`

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-2690, GHSA-226F-F24G-524W
- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.9.6
- Published: 2026-06-23 · Updated: 2026-06-24

## Affected

- open-webui: fixed in 0.9.6
- open-webui (PyPI): fixed in 0.9.6

## Description

Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.6, backend/open_webui/utils/oauth.py::_process_picture_url calls validate_url(picture_url) on the initial URL only, then invokes aiohttp.ClientSession.get(picture_url, ...) without allow_redirects=False. aiohttp's default is allow_redirects=True, max_redirects=10; the function does not pass the project's AIOHTTP_CLIENT_ALLOW_REDIRECTS env constant either. An attacker with a valid OAuth IdP identity can therefore submit a public URL that 302-redirects to an internal address and read the internal response body via the attacker's own profile_image_url field. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on open-webui, upgrade to a fixed version (0.9.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-226f-f24g-524w

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