CVE-2026-44549Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Session takeover via unsanitized Excel preview HTML

Published May 15, 2026 · Updated May 15, 2026

Stored XSS in Open WebUI before 0.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to take over viewer sessions via crafted XLSX files. FileItemModal.svelte passes worksheet data through sheet_to_html and inserts the resulting attacker-controlled HTML into the DOM with Svelte's unsanitized @html directive. Exploitation requires a viewer to open the attachment and select its preview; executed script can read the viewer's locally stored session token.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Open WebUI before 0.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to take over viewer sessions via crafted XLSX files. FileItemModal.svelte passes worksheet data through sheet_to_html and inserts the resulting attacker-controlled HTML into the DOM with Svelte's unsanitized @html directive. Exploitation requires a viewer to open the attachment and select its preview; executed script can read the viewer's locally stored session token.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-44549
Published
May 15, 2026
Updated
May 15, 2026
Vendor
Open WebUI
Product
Open WebUI
Classifications
CWE-79, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 0.8.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Open WebUI · Open WebUIversion=< 0.8.0

Published CVSS scores

7.3GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1204.002Malicious File

Public exploit references

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