LiteLLM has SQL Injection in Proxy API key verification
### Impact A database query used during proxy API key checks mixed the caller-supplied key value into the query text instead of passing it as a separate parameter. An unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted `Authorization` header to any LLM API route (for example `POST /chat/completions`) and reach this query through the proxy's error-handling path. An attacker could read data from the proxy's database and may be able to modify it, leading to unauthorised access to the proxy and the credentials it manages. ### Patches Fixed in **`1.83.7`**. The caller-supplied value is now always passed to the database as a separate parameter. Upgrade to `1.83.7` or later. ### Workarounds If upgrading is not immediately possible, set `disable_error_logs: true` under `general_settings`. This removes the path through which unauthenticated input reaches the vulnerable query. ### References - Patched release: [`v1.83.7-stable`](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/releases/tag/v1.83.7-stable) **Discovery Credit**: Tencent YunDing Security Lab
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-42208US | critical9.8OT critical | KEV | ||
LiteLLM is a proxy server (AI Gateway) to call LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format. From version 1.81.16 to before version 1.83.7, a database query used during proxy API key chec… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42208WEB
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463965WEB
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellmPACKAGE
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/releases/tag/v1.83.7-stableWEB
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/security/advisories/GHSA-r75f-5x8p-qvmcWEB
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r75f-5x8p-qvmcADVISORY
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/litellm/PYSEC-2026-391.yamlWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42208ADVISORY
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