Open WebUI from 0.6.42 before 0.11.4 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows authenticated users to exhaust server memory by supplying compressed remote image URLs in chat messages. Attackers can point the image field at a host returning gzip-encoded responses, which get_image_base64_from_url decompresses unbounded, causing denial of service for all users.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
open-webui open-webui unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0.6.42 affected < 0.11.4
0.11.4 unaffected —

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References
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https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-w8j8-jv6j-3m47 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/open-webui-0.6.42-before-0.11.4-memory-exhaustion-via-compressed-remote-image cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description Open WebUI from 0.6.42 before 0.11.4 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows authenticated users to exhaust server memory by supplying compressed remote image URLs in chat messages. Attackers can point the image field at a host returning gzip-encoded responses, which get_image_base64_from_url decompresses unbounded, causing denial of service for all users.
Title Open WebUI 0.6.42 before 0.11.4 Memory Exhaustion via Compressed Remote Image
First Time appeared Openwebui
Openwebui open Webui
Weaknesses CWE-400
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openwebui:open_webui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openwebui
Openwebui open Webui
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-12T16:04:54.107Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T14:12:52.833Z

Link: CVE-2026-109294

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-12T17:17:22.800

Modified: 2026-10-12T17:17:22.800

Link: CVE-2026-109294

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Updated: 2026-10-12T18:15:15Z

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