CVE-2026-45351 | Open WebUI: Exposure of System Prompt to Regular User [Non-Admin]

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Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.8.9, when a regular user [non-admin] logs into the application, a http://IP:8080/api/models? web request is initiated by the application and in response, it reveals the system prompt of available models set by admin on models pages in workspace affecting the confidentiality of application. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.9.

Published: 2026-05-15 Last update: 2026-05-18 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-45351 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2026-45351

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-45351

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-16 0.03%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-45351

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-45351

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-45351

GHSA-jh9g-8jqw-m2qx · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Open WebUI Exposes System Prompt to Regular User [Non-Admin]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-45351

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openwebui open_webui < 0.8.9 cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-45351

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