CVE catalog

CVE-2026-12771

A vulnerability was identified in BerriAI litellm up to 1.82.2. This affects an unknown function of the file litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py of the component M2M JWT Handler. Such manipulation

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Severity
Medium · CVSS 5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.43% · Oct 25, 2026

A flaw was found in BerriAI litellm. A remote attacker can exploit an improper authorization vulnerability within the M2M JWT Handler. This could allow unauthorized access, leading to a low impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected resources. litellm: Litellm: Improper authorization vulnerability A flaw was found in BerriAI litellm versions through 1.82.2, where the M2M JWT authentication handler in the proxy auth module applies admin-level authorization to all routes without the route-type restrictions present in the OAuth2 code path. Red Hat products that ship litellm use it as a library dependency for LLM API calls and do not deploy the LiteLLM Enterprise proxy with JWT authentication enabled. The vulnerable proxy auth code path is not present or not in the execute path in any shipped product. Additionally, 8 of 10 affected products ship litellm versions above 1.82.2 where this flaw is fixed. The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
CpelitellmNot reported1.82.3fixed
PyPIlitellmNot reportedNot reportedunknown
PyPIlitellmNot reportedNot reportedunknown
CpelitellmNot reported1.82.3fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
CpelitellmcpeNot reported1.82.3Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
CpelitellmcpeNot reported1.82.3Not reportedNVD-CVE-2026-12771Not reported

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