# CVE-2026-85701: ramon-victor freegpt-webui Authentication Check __init__.py ChatCompletion.create missing authentication

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication in the ChatCompletion.create function of the unsupported freegpt-webui application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-89vh-gg8p-p25q

## What is CVE-2026-85701?

CVE-2026-85701 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ramon-victor freegpt-webui, published on 4 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in ramon-victor freegpt-webui up to 098db3dfeb41555c2ca9269df0f13e10ec1c35dc. This issue affects the function ChatCompletion.create of the file g4f/__init__.py of the component Authentication Check. Such manipulation leads to missing authentication. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product utilizes a rolling release system for continuous delivery, and as such, version information for affected or updated releases is not disclosed. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85701?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-85701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-85701 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-85701 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-85701 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-85701 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ramon-victor freegpt-webui, published on 4 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-85701 exists.

Affected product: ramon-victor freegpt-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-2026-85701/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85701/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85701
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85701
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85701

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85701/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.