CVE-2026-59820
MediumCVSS 6.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs
Summary
LiteLLM before version 1.83.7-stable has a vulnerability due to insufficient file path validation when extracting Skills ZIP archives. An authenticated user with access to LLM API routes or a key with /v1/skills, anthropic_routes, or llm_api_routes can upload a crafted archive that writes files outside the intended directory (path traversal).
Risk Assessment
The risk includes overwriting critical configuration files or injecting malicious code on the server, potentially leading to system compromise or data exfiltration.
Recommendation
Immediately upgrade LiteLLM to version 1.83.7-stable or later. Restrict access to LLM API routes and keys with skills permissions to trusted users only.
Other vulnerabilities in LiteLLM
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LiteLLM 1.18.10 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in its MCP server creation functionality. The application allows users to add MCP servers via a JSON configuration specifying arbitrary command and args values, which are executed on the host without validation. This enables attackers to run arbitrary operating system commands.
- CVE-2026-49468Critical
LiteLLM proxy before version 1.84.0 has a Host-header parsing flaw that, under specific conditions, allows unauthenticated access to protected management routes. The issue arises from a mismatch between the route evaluated by the auth layer and the route actually dispatched by FastAPI.
- CVE-2026-42271HighActively exploited
LiteLLM versions 1.74.2 through 1.83.6 have a vulnerability in the POST /mcp-rest/test/connection and POST /mcp-rest/test/tools/list endpoints, which accept a full MCP server configuration including commands to execute. An authenticated user with any API key can run arbitrary commands on the proxy host.
- CVE-2026-42208CriticalActively exploited
In LiteLLM versions from 1.81.16 to before 1.83.7, a database query used during proxy API key checks is vulnerable to SQL injection due to mixing caller-supplied key value into the query text. An unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted Authorization header to any LLM API route, leading to reading and potentially modifying data in the proxy's database.
- CVE-2026-40217High
A vulnerability in LiteLLM through 2026-04-08 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via bytecode rewriting at the /guardrails/test_custom_code URI.
- CVE-2026-35030Critical
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- CVE-2026-35029High
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- CVE-2026-37004Low risk· EPSS 16%
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- CVE-2026-59822High
LiteLLM before version 1.84.0 has a vulnerability in the MCP Streamable HTTP endpoint that allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass LiteLLM key validation using a crafted Authorization header. The attacker can exploit the OAuth2 passthrough fallback path to replace failed key validation with an empty UserAPIKeyAuth() object, allowing requests to reach MCP tooling without a valid key.
- CVE-2026-59821High
LiteLLM prior to version 1.82.0-stable did not apply proper sandboxing and validation for Custom Code Guardrails during creation and update, allowing a privileged user to execute arbitrary Python code in the proxy environment and potentially expose process secrets.
Original NVD description (English source)
LiteLLM is a proxy server (AI Gateway) to call LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format. Prior to 1.83.7-stable, LiteLLM Skills archive extraction did not sufficiently validate file paths from uploaded skill ZIP archives, allowing an authenticated user with access to LiteLLM LLM API routes or a key whose allowed_routes includes /v1/skills, anthropic_routes, or llm_api_routes to upload a crafted skill archive containing path traversal entries that could be written outside the intended extraction or staging directory. This issue is fixed in version 1.83.7-stable.