CVE-2026-44552 Open WebUI: Redis Cache Keys tool_servers and terminal_servers Missing Instance Prefix Enable Cross-Instance Cache Poisoning
Admins sharing Redis databases across Open WebUI instances risk cross-instance cache poisoning, allowing configuration overwrites between deployments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-44552?
CVE-2026-44552 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openwebui Open Webui, published on 15 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.0, the tool_servers and terminal_servers keys in utils/tools.py do use a prefix. When two or more Open WebUI instances share a Redis database (a supported and documented deployment pattern, e.g., for multi-region deployments, blue-green setups, or cluster topologies), the unprefixed keys collide. An admin on Instance A writing to tool_servers overwrites the value read by Instance B — causing Instance B's users to receive Instance A's tool server configuration. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.0.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44552?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including open-webui. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
open-webui PyPI | All versions | 0.9.0 |
open-webui PyPI | All versions | 0.9.0 |
open-webui PyPI | All versions | 0.9.0 |
Products include Openwebui Open Webui.
How do I fix CVE-2026-44552?
Upgrade open-webui to 0.9.0 or later.
Is CVE-2026-44552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openwebui Open Webui
- CVE-2026-44551 Open WebUI: LDAP Empty Password Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2026-56400 open-webui - Remote Code Execution via CORS Misconfiguration and Session Validation
- CVE-2024-8017 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in open-webui/open-webui
- CVE-2026-45672 Open WebUI: Jupyter code execution works despite `ENABLE_CODE_EXECUTION=false` — feature gate bypassed
- CVE-2026-87995 Open WebUI: Same-origin XSS to account takeover via terminal port-preview iframe hardcoding allow-same-origin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3x8w-4f7p-xxc2, PYSEC-2026-2696.