Two LiteLLM versions published containing credential harvesting malware
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- No fix listed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-506.
Summary
After an API Token exposure from an exploited trivy dependency, two new releases of `litellm` were uploaded to PyPI containing automatically activated malware, harvesting sensitive credentials and files, and exfiltrating to a remote API. Anyone who has installed and run the project should assume any credentials available to litellm environment may have been exposed, and revoke/rotate thema ccordingly.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | litellm (PyPI) | 1.82.7 – 1.82.8 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-5mg7-485q-xm76 |
- litellm (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.82.7 – 1.82.8 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-5mg7-485q-xm76
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-5mg7-485q-xm76
References
Other 8
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/24518
- https://docs.litellm.ai/blog/security-update-march-2026
- https://futuresearch.ai/blog/litellm-pypi-supply-chain-attack
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/litellm/PYSEC-2026-2.yaml
- https://inspector.pypi.io/project/litellm/1.82.7/packages/79/5f/b6998d42c6ccd32d36e12661f2734602e72a576d52a51f4245aef0b20b4d/litellm-1.82.7-py3-none-any.whl/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py#line.130
- https://inspector.pypi.io/project/litellm/1.82.8/packages/f6/2c/731b614e6cee0bca1e010a36fd381fba69ee836fe3cb6753ba23ef2b9601/litellm-1.82.8.tar.gz/litellm-1.82.8/litellm_init.pth#line.1
- https://www.wiz.io/blog/teampcp-attack-kics-github-action
Sources
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