Last updated: July 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM UTC
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LiteLLM AI gateway flaw exploited for unauthenticated remote code execution

Attackers are actively exploiting a flaw in LiteLLM, a widely used open-source gateway that routes requests to AI models, and CISA has added it to its known-exploited-vulnerabilities list. The bug (CVE-2026-42271) lets any authenticated user run commands on the host through test endpoints that spawn whatever command is supplied in the request. Chained with a separate Host-header bypass in the Starlette web framework (CVE-2026-48710), it becomes unauthenticated remote code execution, giving full control of the server, credential theft, and a foothold in connected AI infrastructure. Horizon3.ai has published a proof-of-concept. It follows a LiteLLM SQL injection flaw exploited within 36 hours last month.

Check
Identify internet-facing LiteLLM proxy deployments and their version, check the Starlette version in use, and review logs of the /mcp-rest/test endpoints for unexpected command execution.
Affected
LiteLLM AI gateway and Python SDK (BerriAI) deployments exposing the vulnerable test endpoints (CVE-2026-42271), especially when paired with Starlette versions vulnerable to the Host-header bypass (CVE-2026-48710).
Fix
Upgrade LiteLLM and Starlette to the fixed releases immediately, restrict the affected endpoints to trusted networks, and rotate any credentials or API keys reachable from the LiteLLM host.

Pwn2Own Berlin Day 1: $523,000 paid for 24 zero-days - Microsoft Edge sandbox escape, three Windows 11 privilege escalations, Red Hat root, and LiteLLM, OpenAI Codex, and NVIDIA software all fall

Day one of the Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 hacking contest at OffensiveCon paid out 523,000 dollars across 24 unique zero-days, with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative reporting wins against fully patched Microsoft Edge, Windows 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Workstations, NVIDIA Container Toolkit and Megatron Bridge, OpenAI Codex, and LiteLLM. Orange Tsai's four-bug logic chain that escaped the Edge sandbox took the biggest single prize at 175,000 dollars. An Anthropic Claude Code entry was ruled a collision (the bug was already known to the vendor). Each affected vendor now has 90 days to ship a fix before ZDI publishes technical details.

Check
Inventory exposure to the targeted products (Edge, Windows 11, RHEL Workstations, NVIDIA Container Toolkit, LiteLLM, OpenAI Codex, Mozilla Firefox) and prepare an accelerated patch window for the next 90 days.
Affected
Fully patched Microsoft Edge, Windows 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Workstations, NVIDIA Container Toolkit, NVIDIA Megatron Bridge, OpenAI Codex, LiteLLM. CVEs are not yet assigned; vendors have 90 days from May 14 to ship fixes.
Fix
Subscribe to ZDI advisory notifications and upstream vendor security feeds. As patches land over the next 90 days, prioritize Edge and Windows 11 LPE fixes - sandbox escapes plus local privilege escalations chain directly into endpoint takeover.

Hackers raced to exploit a critical LiteLLM flaw 36 hours after disclosure - any attacker who could reach the proxy could read all stored AI API keys (CVE-2026-42208)

LiteLLM, the popular open-source gateway used to centralize API access for OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI providers, has a critical pre-authentication SQL injection bug that attackers started exploiting just 36 hours after the security advisory went public. The flaw lets anyone who can reach the proxy port read all the API keys stored inside - including master keys, virtual keys, and provider credentials. The bug was in the bearer-token check: the token was concatenated into a SQL query instead of passed as a parameter. Sysdig saw the first attack at 04:24 UTC on April 26, hitting three tables that hold the most valuable secrets.

Check
If you run any internet-facing LiteLLM proxy, patch to v1.83.7-stable today and treat every API key, virtual key, and stored provider credential as compromised.
Affected
LiteLLM versions 1.81.16 through 1.83.6, internet-reachable on the default proxy port. CVE-2026-42208, CVSS 9.3, pre-auth SQL injection. Blast radius is closer to a full cloud account compromise than a typical web app bug because LiteLLM holds OpenAI, Anthropic, and AWS Bedrock credentials.
Fix
Patch to LiteLLM v1.83.7-stable. If you can't upgrade, set 'disable_error_logs: true' under 'general_settings' as a workaround. Rotate every virtual key, master key, and upstream provider credential. Audit upstream provider billing for unexpected API calls since April 24. Block traffic from 65.111.27.132 and 65.111.25.67 (AS200373).

TeamPCP's 9-day supply chain rampage - Trivy to LiteLLM to Checkmarx to Telnyx

One group, four major compromises, nine days. TeamPCP started by backdooring Aqua Security's Trivy vulnerability scanner on March 19 - then used the stolen CI/CD credentials to poison LiteLLM, Checkmarx tools, and Telnyx one after another. Each compromised tool handed them the keys to the next target. They've now partnered with the Vect ransomware gang to turn stolen access into extortion.

Check
Audit any CI/CD pipeline that used Trivy, LiteLLM, or Telnyx between March 19-27.
Affected
Trivy (compromised tags March 19), LiteLLM 1.82.7-1.82.8, Checkmarx KICS GitHub Actions (March 23), Telnyx 4.87.1-4.87.2.
Fix
Pin all open-source dependencies to exact versions. Rotate all credentials exposed in affected pipelines. Treat affected environments as fully compromised.