Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.8.8 until 0.11.0, the terminal WebSocket route in backend/open_webui/routers/terminals.py authenticated its own first-message JWT and never applied the verified-user role gate that get_verified_user enforces on HTTP terminal routes. An account whose role is pending, including a registered but unapproved account or an account deactivated back to pending, can open an interactive terminal session when at least one terminal server is configured and its access grants cover the account. This loses the account-approval boundary for terminal access while the HTTP terminal routes correctly reject the same account. This issue is fixed in 0.11.0.

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Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

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The EPSS score is 0.00207.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv Open WebUI: Unapproved accounts can open terminal sessions via a WebSocket auth path missing the role check
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Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Vendors & Products Open-webui
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Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Description Open WebUI is an extensible, feature-rich, and user-friendly self-hosted AI platform. From 0.8.8 until 0.11.0, the terminal WebSocket route in backend/open_webui/routers/terminals.py authenticated its own first-message JWT and never applied the verified-user role gate that get_verified_user enforces on HTTP terminal routes. An account whose role is pending, including a registered but unapproved account or an account deactivated back to pending, can open an interactive terminal session when at least one terminal server is configured and its access grants cover the account. This loses the account-approval boundary for terminal access while the HTTP terminal routes correctly reject the same account. This issue is fixed in 0.11.0.
Title Open WebUI: Unapproved accounts can open terminal sessions via a WebSocket auth path missing the role check
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-04T20:44:54.737Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T15:24:41.340Z

Link: CVE-2026-70490

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Updated: 2026-08-04T22:45:03Z

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