SQL Injection in Berriai Litellm
CVE-2026-42208
LiteLLM is a proxy server (AI Gateway) to call LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format. From version 1.81.16 to before version 1.83.7, a database query used during proxy API key checks mixed the caller-supplied key value into the query text…
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
EPSS: 0.569 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Berriai Litellm — versions >= 1.81.16, < 1.83.7
- Litellm
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/security/advisories/GHSA-r75f-5x8p-qvmc (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/releases/tag/v1.83.7-stable (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-42208?
- CVE-2026-42208 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Berriai Litellm, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-08.
- How severe is CVE-2026-42208?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-42208 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2026-42208 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-05-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.