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GHSA-gppg-gqw8-wh9g: litellm vulnerable to remote code execution based on using eval unsafely

Source: GitHub Advisory(opens in a new tab)
Identifiers: CVE-2024-5751GHSA-gppg-gqw8-wh9g
Published: June 27, 2024
Record updated: October 10, 2026

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Affected: litellm < 1.40.16
Fixed in: 1.40.16
Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.9%

Summary

BerriAI/litellm version v1.35.8 contains a flaw that allows remote code execution. The `add_deployment` function decodes and decrypts base64 environment variables and assigns them to `os.environ`, and an attacker can send a malicious payload to the `/config/update` endpoint, which the server processes and executes when `get_secret` is triggered. Exploitation requires the server to use Google KMS and a database to store a model.

Mitigation

The source does not state a fix yet. Check the original advisory for updates.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 9.8(critical)
Patch available: Yes
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector: network
Attack complexity: low
Privileges required: none
User interaction: none
EPSS: 0.9%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on October 10, 2026.
Disclosure date: June 27, 2024

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
Attack pattern (CAPEC): CAPEC-242

Affected

Packages: litellm@< 1.40.16 (fixed: 1.40.16)

Classification

Attack type: Other
Attack sophistication: Advanced
AI component targeted: API
Impact: Confidentiality,
Integrity
Labels: security

How this record was produced

Summaries, mitigations and labels on this page are generated automatically from the source. The linked source is authoritative.

Original source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gppg-gqw8-wh9g

First tracked: October 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM ET, from GitHub Advisory Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 95% (self-assessed)

Affected packages in the Exposure Registry

Matched by package name and ecosystem. Each entry shows whether the package delegates to a language model and how many tracked packages depend on it.

litellmPyPILLM dependency since 2023-07-27 · 54 tracked dependents

Summary

Mitigation

Affected packages in the Exposure Registry

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