6.0
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-108596
OpenLIT 2.1.0 Authorization Bypass via x-openlit-project-id Header
Description

OpenLIT 2.1.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to read other projects' telemetry by supplying a forged x-openlit-project-id header. Attackers who know a victim project id and database config id can query the trace read API to obtain traces including LLM prompts and completions.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2026, 7:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 18, 2026, 12:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-108596 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openlit openlit_software_development_kit
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update OpenLIT to a version that addresses the authorization bypass vulnerability.
  • Update OpenLIT to a patched version.
  • Validate access controls and headers.
  • Remove sensitive data from API responses.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-108596 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-108596 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 18, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-108596', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-10-18T11:26:05.959111Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description OpenLIT 2.1.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to read other projects' telemetry by supplying a forged x-openlit-project-id header. Attackers who know a victim project id and database config id can query the trace read API to obtain traces including LLM prompts and completions.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-639
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/108xxx/CVE-2026-108596.json">CVE-2026-108596</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/openlit/openlit
    Added Reference https://github.com/openlit/openlit/blob/9938c66638666ca5d3bcb850350faa82e510924b/src/client/src/lib/telemetry-source.ts#L113-L125
    Added Reference https://github.com/openlit/openlit/blob/9938c66638666ca5d3bcb850350faa82e510924b/src/client/src/middleware/check-auth.ts#L22-L33
    Added Reference https://hackmd.io/@haind/openlit-project-context-read
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openlit-2.1.0-authorization-bypass-via-x-openlit-project-id-header
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.