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GHSA-6wvf-77m9-58rm CVE-2026-37004 PYSEC-2026-3861

LiteLLM vulnerable to server-side template injection in the /prompts/test endpoint

Critical PyPI
Severity
9.8 / 10
Critical · CVSS 3.1
Exploit chance (EPSS)
0.80%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 56.57% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-1336 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
Fix
1.83.7
Upgrade litellm to this version or later

Description

BerriAI litellm <=1.82.4 is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI), which allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted dotprompt_content parameter in the /prompts/test endpoint due to use of an unsandboxed jinja2.Environment.

Affected versions

PyPI

PackageVulnerableFixed in
litellm
< 1.83.7
1.83.7

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

litellm PyPI → 1.83.7

pip
pip install --upgrade "litellm>=1.83.7"
poetry
poetry add "litellm>=1.83.7"
uv
uv add "litellm>=1.83.7"

Severity breakdown

CVSS 3.1 9.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Weakness

CWE-1336: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine

The product uses a template engine to insert or process externally-influenced input, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements or syntax that can be interpreted as template expressions or other code directives when processed by the engine.

How to prevent it
  • Architecture and Design: Choose a template engine that offers a sandbox or restricted mode, or at least limits the power of any available expressions, function calls, or commands.
  • Implementation: Use the template engine's sandbox or restricted mode, if available.

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Last updated by the source
  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
GHSA-7488-6r32-c95q
LiteLLM: MCP Authentication Bypass via OAuth2 Passthrough Fallback
High Known exploited Also affects litellm
GHSA-v4p8-mg3p-g94g
LiteLLM: Authenticated command execution via MCP stdio test endpoints
High Known exploited Also affects litellm
GHSA-r75f-5x8p-qvmc
LiteLLM has SQL Injection in Proxy API key verification
Critical Known exploited Also affects litellm
GHSA-g5ff-637f-6q2m
LiteLLM: internal_user_viewer arbitrary local file read via `vertex_ai_credentials`
High Also affects litellm
GHSA-hhww-mrg2-969h
LiteLLM vulnerable to reflected XSS in /sso/debug/callback
Medium Also affects litellm
GHSA-7hp6-4w63-5g45
LiteLLM: Privilege Escalation to Proxy Admin via Cross-Domain Reuse of the Salt Key
Critical Also affects litellm
GHSA-hx8v-g79f-8w5f
LiteLLM Proxy has server-side request forgery via the `user_config` request parameter
Medium Also affects litellm
GHSA-3cv6-jpf6-8222
LiteLLM: Authenticated SSRF and provider-credential exfiltration via unvalidated request-body routing parameters
Medium Also affects litellm
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