Description
Open WebUI is a self-hosted artificial intelligence platform designed to operate entirely offline. Prior to 0.9.3, his advisory tracks a regression of the original Excel-preview XSS (CVE-2026-44549). The same root cause — XLSX.utils.sheet_to_html() output rendered via {@html excelHtml} without DOMPurify — was reintroduced sometime after v0.8.0 and is exploitable again This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.3.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.4/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| open-webui | open-webui | < 0.9.3 |
References
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-hcwp-82g6-8wxcExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-hcwp-82g6-8wxcExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 15, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 11, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed