Open WebUI 0.11.0 before 0.11.4 compiles user-chosen grep patterns for its knowledge and chat file search tools with a regex engine that expands nested counted repetition unbounded at compile time and caches the result. Authenticated users can have the model call grep_knowledge_files with short nested-repetition patterns, blocking the event loop and exhausting worker memory.

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
0.11.0 affected < 0.11.4
0.11.4 unaffected —

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References
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https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/97e013a66169c4fcd7f26ab9e41a4ff260ffd4da cve-icon
https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-gww9-mhgj-pfqh cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/open-webui-0.11.0-before-0.11.4-memory-exhaustion-via-knowledge-search-regex cve-icon
History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Open WebUI 0.11.0 before 0.11.4 compiles user-chosen grep patterns for its knowledge and chat file search tools with a regex engine that expands nested counted repetition unbounded at compile time and caches the result. Authenticated users can have the model call grep_knowledge_files with short nested-repetition patterns, blocking the event loop and exhausting worker memory.
Title Open WebUI 0.11.0 before 0.11.4 Memory Exhaustion via Knowledge Search Regex
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: 2026-10-12T16:04:56.895Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T14:13:39.026Z

Link: CVE-2026-109298

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