CVE-2026-109572 Open WebUI 0.8.6 before 0.11.4 Privilege Escalation via Terminal Proxy
Authenticated users can escalate privileges via the terminal proxy to manage other users' terminals and inject environment variables.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-109572?
CVE-2026-109572 is a high-severity vulnerability in open-webui, published on 12 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Open WebUI from 0.8.6 before 0.11.4 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the terminal proxy that allows authenticated users to reach the Terminals administrator API with the shared key attached. Attackers can send requests through /api/v1/terminals/{server_id}/{path} to list or stop other users' terminals and modify terminal policies, injecting environment variables into other users' terminals.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-109572?
How do I fix CVE-2026-109572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-109572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-109572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-109572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-865q-vfjv-p93j, GHSA-q46m-r89w-j74p.