High · CVSS 7.1CVE-2026-109298

Open WebUI 0.11.0 before 0.11.4 Memory Exhaustion via Knowledge Search RegexCVE-2026-109298

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-109298 records a High severity (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in Open WebUI 0.11.0 before 0.11.4 Memory Exhaustion via Knowledge Search Regex. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps open-webui/open-webui (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Oct 12, 2026Updated Oct 12, 2026Source checked Oct 12, 2026First seen by HOL Oct 12, 2026Material review Oct 12, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 7.1
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 7.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps open-webui/open-webui (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
open-webui/open-webuigeneric	>=0.11.0 <0.11.4	0.11.4

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for open-webui/open-webui.
Review the reported fix. Update open-webui/open-webui to 0.11.4 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Oct 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Oct 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Oct 12, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source 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.

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