users were able to click on channel notifications and then access the channel and send messages DESPITE missing the user-group level permission for channels
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/20883
**Author:** [@Classic298](https://github.com/Classic298)
**Created:** 1/22/2026
**Status:** ✅ Merged
**Merged:** 2/12/2026
**Merged by:** [@tjbck](https://github.com/tjbck)
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `channels`
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### 📝 Commits (3)
- [`ccfabe1`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/ccfabe1b10cda2d7a811da05ced2fadf2059a777) init
- [`78783fa`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/78783fa6643dada4a1c843a6f2310c4a5d9bf9c6) Merge branch 'dev' into channels
- [`cf17bb9`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/cf17bb9e81298f92830175ba478b43f01cf42b12) Merge branch 'dev' into channels
### 📊 Changes
**2 files changed** (+34 additions, -10 deletions)
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📝 `backend/open_webui/routers/channels.py` (+21 -0)
📝 `backend/open_webui/socket/main.py` (+13 -10)
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### 📄 Description
users were able to click on channel notifications and then access the channel and send messages DESPITE missing the user-group level permission for channels
not anymore
#20789
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/20883
Author: @Classic298
Created: 1/22/2026
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 2/12/2026
Merged by: @tjbck
Base:
dev← Head:channels📝 Commits (3)
ccfabe1init78783faMerge branch 'dev' into channelscf17bb9Merge branch 'dev' into channels📊 Changes
2 files changed (+34 additions, -10 deletions)
View changed files
📝
backend/open_webui/routers/channels.py(+21 -0)📝
backend/open_webui/socket/main.py(+13 -10)📄 Description
users were able to click on channel notifications and then access the channel and send messages DESPITE missing the user-group level permission for channels
not anymore
#20789
Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the Contributor License Agreement (CLA), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.