What is CVE-2024-9606?

CVE-2024-9606 is a high-severity vulnerability in Berriai Berriai/litellm, classified under Improper Output Neutralization for Logs. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-9606?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Berriai Berriai/litellm

CVE-2024-9606

In berriai/litellm before version 1.44.12, the `litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py` file contains a vulnerability where the API key masking code only masks the first 5 characters of the key. This results in the leakage of almost the entire API key in the logs, exposing a significant amount of the secret key. The issue affects version v1.44.9.

Published 2025-03-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Berriai Berriai/litellm — versions unspecified
Litellm

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

huntr.com/bounties/4a03796f-a8d4-4293-84ef-d3959456223a (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/berriai/litellm/commit/9094071c4782183e84f10630e2450be3db55509a (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9606?: CVE-2024-9606 is a high-severity vulnerability in Berriai Berriai/litellm, classified under Improper Output Neutralization for Logs. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-9606?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.