Critical

litellm vulnerable to remote code execution based on using eval unsafely

  • Disclosed: 27.06.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 15:17

BerriAI/litellm version v1.35.8 contains a vulnerability where an attacker can achieve remote code execution. The vulnerability exists in the add_deployment function, which decodes and decrypts environment variables from base64 and assigns them to os.environ. An attacker can exploit this by sending a malicious payload to the /config/update endpoint, which is then processed and executed by the server when the get_secret function is triggered. This requires the server to use Google KMS and a database to store a model.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) litellm < 1.40.16 1.40.16

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
litellm
Disclosed
27.06.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 15:17

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-389 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gppg-gqw8-wh9g - 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. litellm vulnerable to remote code execution based on using eval unsafely this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2024-5751 < 1.40.16 1.40.16
  2. High Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-59822 < 1.84.0 1.84.0
  3. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-49468 < 1.84.0 1.84.0
  4. High · 8.8 CVE-2026-40217 >= 1.81.8, < 1.83.10 1.83.10
  5. High · 8.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-42271 >= 1.74.2, < 1.83.7 1.83.7
  6. Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2026-42208 >= 1.81.16, < 1.83.7 1.83.7
  7. High CVE-2026-42203 >= 1.80.5, < 1.83.7 1.83.7
  8. Critical ghsa-5mg7-485q-xm76 >= 1.82.7, <= 1.82.8 no fix
  9. High · 8.1 CVE-2025-0628 < 1.61.15 1.61.15
  10. High · 7.5 CVE-2025-0330 <= 1.52.1 no fix
  11. High · 7.5 CVE-2024-9606 < 1.44.12 1.44.12
  12. High · 8.8 CVE-2024-6825 >= 1.40.3.dev2, <= 1.40.12 no fix
  13. High · 7.5 CVE-2024-10188 < 1.53.1.dev1 1.53.1.dev1
  14. High · 7.5 CVE-2024-6587 < 1.44.8 1.44.8
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