CVE-2026-12798 json
BerriAI litellm MCP OpenAPI Spec Loader openapi_to_mcp_generator.py load_openapi_spec_async server-side request forgery
published 2026-06-21 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-25 14 d ago also GHSA-c693-x898-5g4h , PYSEC-2026-4069 , EUVD-2026-38157
- 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 weakness has been identified in BerriAI litellm up to 1.82.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function load_openapi_spec_async of the file litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/openapi_to_mcp_generator.py of the component MCP OpenAPI Spec Loader. This manipulation of the argument spec_path causes server-side request forgery. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
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-2026-12798 updated cvss 6.3
litellm: BerriAI litellm: Server-Side Request Forgery via spec_path argument manipulation
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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/c1104c529975699ba347feedfbe02c5a referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/submit/811290 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-918 Server-Side Request Forgery
References
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gist.github.com
/YLChen-007/c1104c529975699ba347feedfbe02c5a
exploit, web, third-party-advisory
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vuldb.com
/submit/811290
third-party-advisory, web, exploit, vdb-entry
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vuldb.com
/vuln/372560
vdb-entry, technical-description, web, third-party-advisory
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vuldb.com
/vuln/372560/cti
signature, permissions-required, web, vdb-entry
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vuldb.com
/cve/CVE-2026-12798
third-party-advisory, web, vdb-entry
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12798
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-c693-x898-5g4h
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-12798
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-c693-x898-5g4h
- NVD CVE-2026-12798
- OSV PYSEC-2026-4069
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