# CVE-2026-109291: Open WebUI 0.6.33 before 0.11.4 Stored XSS via Citation embed_url

> Authenticated attackers can execute scripts via crafted citations to steal session tokens and take over victim accounts in Open WebUI.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g5hc-j8wv-8p98, GHSA-qpqv-xwg8-cqpj

## What is CVE-2026-109291?

CVE-2026-109291 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in open-webui, published on 12 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Open WebUI from 0.6.33 before 0.11.4 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute script in victims' sessions by storing javascript: URLs in citation embed_url fields. Attackers can share a crafted chat whose citation, when clicked, is passed to window.open, letting them steal localStorage.token and act as the victim.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-109291?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-109291?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-109291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-109291 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-109291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-109291 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-109291 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in open-webui, published on 12 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-109291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: open-webui. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-109291/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-109291/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-109291
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109291
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-109291

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-109291/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.