LiteLLM: Authenticated command execution via MCP stdio test endpoints
### Impact Two endpoints used to preview an MCP server before saving it — `POST /mcp-rest/test/connection` and `POST /mcp-rest/test/tools/list` — accepted a full server configuration in the request body, including the `command`, `args`, and `env` fields used by the stdio transport. When called with a stdio configuration, the endpoints attempted to connect, which spawned the supplied command as a subprocess on the proxy host with the privileges of the proxy process. The endpoints were gated only by a valid proxy API key, with no role check. Any authenticated user — including holders of low-privilege internal-user keys — could therefore run arbitrary commands on the host. ### Patches Fixed in **`1.83.7`**. Both test endpoints now require the `PROXY_ADMIN` role, bringing them into line with the save endpoint. ### Workarounds If upgrading is not immediately possible, developers should block `POST /mcp-rest/test/connection` and `POST /mcp-rest/test/tools/list` at their reverse proxy or API gateway.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-42271US | high8.8OT critical | KEV | ||
LiteLLM is a proxy server (AI Gateway) to call LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format. From version 1.74.2 to before version 1.83.7, two endpoints used to preview an MCP server befo… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellmPACKAGE
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/releases/tag/v1.83.7-stableWEB
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/security/advisories/GHSA-v4p8-mg3p-g94gWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42271ADVISORY
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-42271WEB
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