CVE-2026-44549 json
Open WebUI: Stored XSS in excel file preview
published 2026-05-08 6 mo ago modified 2026-07-13 3 mo ago also GHSA-jwf8-pv5p-vhmc , PYSEC-2026-2744 , EUVD-2026-30639
- cvss
- 7.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.8.0, Excel file attachments are previewed in an unsafe way. A crafted XLSX file payload can be used to cause the sheetjs function sheet_to_html to embed an XSS payload into the generated HTML. This is subsequently added to the DOM unsanitized via @html causing the payload to trigger. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.0.
Patch / fix
- pypi open-webui 0.8.0
- openwebui open_webui 0.8.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-jwf8-pv5p-vhmc referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | open-webui | <0.8.0 |
0.8.0 |
Affected products
- open-webui open-webui
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-jwf8-pv5p-vhmc
exploit, web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44549
advisory
-
github.com
/open-webui/open-webui
package
-
pypi.org
/project/open-webui
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-jwf8-pv5p-vhmc
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-44549
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jwf8-pv5p-vhmc
- NVD CVE-2026-44549
- OSV PYSEC-2026-2744
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