SCA: security update for open-webui (GHSA-gf5m-wcrh-7928)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 441520

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior
to 0.9.0, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows any authenticated user with model
creation permission (workspace.models) to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of any other user
(including admins) who views the malicious model in the chat UI. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.
(CVE-2026-44721)

Solution

Update the open-webui library and its related packages to version 0.9.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gf5m-wcrh-7928

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 441520

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/8/2026

Updated: 6/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.65

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44721

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-44721

cwe: CWE-79