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TI-2026-10915 Aliases CVE-2026-12770GHSA-6qr3-3g89-m4jj

BerriAI litellm Admin Key key_management_endpoints.py improper authorization

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Privilege escalation, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-266 and CWE-285.

Summary

A vulnerability was determined in BerriAI litellm up to 1.63.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py of the component Admin Key Handler. This manipulation causes improper authorization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name: 23781. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00569 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BerriAIlitellm1.63.0; 1.63.1—No fix listedCNA
—litellm (PyPI)up to 1.63.1—No fix listedGHSA-6qr3-3g89-m4jj
  • litellm VendorBerriAI Affected 1.63.0; 1.63.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • litellm (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 1.63.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6qr3-3g89-m4jj

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:litellm:litellm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.63.2VulnerableBerriAI
  • cpe:2.3:a:litellm:litellm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.63.2 Vulnerable ·BerriAI

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Exploit Intelligence
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12770
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6qr3-3g89-m4jj

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2026-26015 Trivy ecosystem supply chain briefly compromised KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-30529 LiteLLM: SQL injection in Proxy API key verification KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-30582 LiteLLM: Authenticated command execution via MCP stdio test endpoints KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-42639 LiteLLM: MCP Authentication Bypass via OAuth2 Passthrough Fallback KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-05340 Remote Code Execution in BerriAI/litellm CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-02760 Server-Side Template Injection in BerriAI/litellm CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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