CVE-2026-12772 json
BerriAI litellm PROXY_ADMIN database API Key Generator login_utils.py authenticate_user session expiration
published 2026-06-21 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-25 14 d ago also GHSA-mf52-j94g-746m , PYSEC-2026-4073 , EUVD-2026-38138
- cvss
- 6.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in BerriAI litellm up to 1.82.2. This impacts the function authenticate_user of the file litellm/proxy/auth/login_utils.py of the component PROXY_ADMIN database API Key Generator. Performing a manipulation results in session expiration. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Patch / fix
- litellm litellm 1.82.3
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-12772 updated cvss 6.5
litellm: BerriAI litellm: Session expiration leading to denial of service
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Red Hat Exploit Intelligence exploit-intelligence-tech-preview/vulnerability-analysis-rhel9 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 ansible-automation-platform-26/lightspeed-chatbot-rhel9, ansible-automation-platform-27/lightspeed-chatbot-rhel9 Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) rhoai/odh-mlflow-rhel9, rhoai/odh-llama-stack-core-rhel9, rhoai/odh-trustyai-garak-lls-provider-dsp-rhel9affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/39ed709ce322431658a05b951e91f278 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/submit/811281 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| CNA | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR |
| CNA | 4.0 | 2.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | litellm | <=1.82.2 |
no fix listed |
Affected products
- BerriAI litellm
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-613 DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration
References
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gist.github.com
/YLChen-007/39ed709ce322431658a05b951e91f278
exploit, web, third-party-advisory
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vuldb.com
/submit/811281
third-party-advisory, web, exploit, vdb-entry
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vuldb.com
/vuln/372514
vdb-entry, technical-description, web, third-party-advisory
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vuldb.com
/vuln/372514/cti
signature, permissions-required, web, vdb-entry
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vuldb.com
/cve/CVE-2026-12772
third-party-advisory, web, vdb-entry
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12772
advisory
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github.com
/BerriAI/litellm
package
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pypi.org
/project/litellm
package
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-mf52-j94g-746m
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-12772
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-mf52-j94g-746m
- NVD CVE-2026-12772
- OSV PYSEC-2026-4073
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