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[GHSA] GHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv (medium) — Open WebUI: Unapproved accounts can open terminal sessions via a WebSocket auth path missing the role check

medgithub_advisoriesPublished 2026-08-04

GHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv Severity: medium CVE: CVE-2026-70490

Open WebUI: Unapproved accounts can open terminal sessions via a WebSocket auth path missing the role check

## Summary The terminal WebSocket route authenticates its own first-message JWT instead of going through the HTTP dependency chain, and never applies the role check that `get_verified_user` enforces on every HTTP terminal route. An a

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Original source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5gpj-vj23-vhhv