High

litellm passes untrusted data to `eval` function without sanitization

  • Disclosed: 18.05.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 15:17

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in the berriai/litellm project due to improper control of the generation of code when using the eval function unsafely in the litellm.get_secret() method. Specifically, when the server utilizes Google KMS, untrusted data is passed to the eval function without any sanitization. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious values into environment variables through the /config/update endpoint, which allows for the update of settings in proxy_server_config.yaml.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) litellm <= 1.28.11 no fix

References

CVSS score 7.2/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
litellm
Disclosed
18.05.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 15:17

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-1542 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7ggm-4rjg-594w - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: litellm

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (42) in the archive
Total entries
42
First → latest
04.2024 09.2026
Without a fix
14
Exploited in attacks
3

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 7
  • High 17
  • Medium 8
  • Low 9
  • Unrated 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2024: 8
  2. 2025: 6
  3. 2026: 28
Severity:
  1. High Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-59822 < 1.84.0 1.84.0
  2. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-49468 < 1.84.0 1.84.0
  3. High · 8.8 CVE-2026-40217 >= 1.81.8, < 1.83.10 1.83.10
  4. High · 8.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-42271 >= 1.74.2, < 1.83.7 1.83.7
  5. Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-42208 >= 1.81.16, < 1.83.7 1.83.7
  6. High CVE-2026-42203 >= 1.80.5, < 1.83.7 1.83.7
  7. Critical ghsa-5mg7-485q-xm76 >= 1.82.7, <= 1.82.8 no fix
  8. High · 8.1 CVE-2025-0628 < 1.61.15 1.61.15
  9. High · 7.5 CVE-2025-0330 <= 1.52.1 no fix
  10. High · 7.5 CVE-2024-9606 < 1.44.12 1.44.12
  11. High · 8.8 CVE-2024-6825 >= 1.40.3.dev2, <= 1.40.12 no fix
  12. High · 7.5 CVE-2024-10188 < 1.53.1.dev1 1.53.1.dev1
  13. High · 7.5 CVE-2024-6587 < 1.44.8 1.44.8
  14. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2024-5751 < 1.40.16 1.40.16
  15. High · 6.5 CVE-2024-4888 < 1.35.36 1.35.36
  16. litellm passes untrusted data to `eval` function without sanitization this entry
    High · 7.2 CVE-2024-4264 <= 1.28.11 no fix

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