| Component | LiteLLM |
| Severity | critical (CVSS 9.8) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-05-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-07-15 |
| Affected versions | litellm >= 1.81.16, < 1.83.7 |
| Fixed in | 1.83.7 |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| CISA KEV | listed 2026-05-08 |
NVD description
LiteLLM is a proxy server (AI Gateway) to call LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format. From version 1.81.16 to before version 1.83.7, a database query used during proxy API key checks mixed the caller-supplied key value into the query text instead of passing it as a separate parameter. An unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted Authorization header to any LLM API route (for example POST /chat/completions) and reach this query through the proxy's error-handling path. An attacker could read data from the proxy's database and may be able to modify it, leading to unauthorised access to the proxy and the credentials it manages. This issue has been patched in version 1.83.7.
CISA required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What to do
- Upgrade LiteLLM to
1.83.7or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
- It is exploited in the wild: treat unpatched hosts as compromised, rotate the secrets they hold and review their logs.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-42208
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/security/advisories/GHSA-r75f-5x8p-qvmc
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/releases/tag/v1.83.7-stable
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42208
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463965
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42208.json
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-42208
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