Open WebUI SSRF Vulnerability via DNS Rebinding in Playwright
- Severity
- HIGH
- Affected component
- open (pypi)
- Patched version
- Not yet available
The Open WebUI package is vulnerable to SSRF via DNS rebinding in the Playwright web loader, allowing an authenticated user to make the server read HTTP responses from internal addresses.
What happened
The Open WebUI package has a confirmed high-severity vulnerability tracked as GHSA-4V28-J6Q3-5M4R. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user to perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via DNS rebinding in the Playwright web loader. This can result in the server reading HTTP responses from internal addresses, which may lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or services.
The vulnerability was first flagged on 2026-09-10T15:10:12+00:00 and confirmed shortly after on 2026-09-10T16:12:18.491872+00:00. The specific component affected is the Playwright web loader within the Open WebUI package. No authoritative version range has been published yet, so all users of this package should consider themselves potentially affected.
What to do about it
- Disable the Playwright web loader in your Open WebUI configuration to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.
- Ensure that internal services are not reachable by the browser process to mitigate the risk of SSRF attacks.
- Monitor the primary sources for updates on this vulnerability, as no official fix has been published yet.
- Consult the GitHub advisory for Open WebUI (GHSA-4v28-j6q3-5m4r) for the latest information and any potential patches.
- Implement network segmentation to limit the exposure of internal services to the browser process.
How 0Day would have caught this
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Frequently asked questions
Am I affected?
If you are using the Open WebUI package with the Playwright web loader enabled, you are potentially affected. No specific version range has been published, so all users should take precautions.
What should I do right now?
Disable the Playwright web loader or ensure that internal services are not reachable by the browser process. Monitor the primary sources for updates on any available patches.
Has this been exploited in the wild?
No, this vulnerability has not been exploited in the wild according to the primary sources.
Is there an official patch available?
No official patch has been published yet. Continue to monitor the primary sources for updates.
Sources
- NCSC-2026-0367 [1.00] [H/H] Kwetsbaarheid verholpen in GitLab Community en Enterprise Editions
- SDR–; open source SDR with a patchable signal graph, Rust DSP, web UI
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- [GHSA-rrxg-g2pf-6hh4] ESPHome Device Builder: Renamed auth env vars silently disable dashboard authentication on upgrade
- [GHSA-5hq8-qhww-jm7q] libp2p-quic: Remote panic via certificate expiry race during QUIC handshake
- [GHSA-34ff-336r-5q23] n8n: Domain-Restriction Bypass via Unguarded Model-Search Endpoint in OpenAI Chat Model Node
- [GHSA-2724-6cpj-gf3v] Open WebUI: Non-admin users can delete admin-owned external knowledge connections via knowledge base deletion
- [GHSA-34r3-9m95-vq73] Open WebUI: Any authenticated user can reach the Azure platform channel via server-side web fetch