8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-47101
LiteLLM < 1.83.14 Privilege Escalation via API Key Generation
Description

LiteLLM prior to 1.83.14 allows an authenticated internal_user to create API keys with access to routes that their role does not permit. When generating a key, the allowed_routes field is stored without verifying that the specified routes fall within the user's own permissions. A key created with access to admin-only routes can then be used to reach those routes successfully, bypassing the role-based access controls that would otherwise block the request, enabling full privilege escalation from internal_user to proxy_admin.

INFO

Published Date :

May 21, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 21, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update LiteLLM to the latest version to fix privilege escalation via API key creation.
  • Update LiteLLM to version 1.83.14 or later.
  • Verify API key creation permissions.
  • Review existing API keys for unauthorized access.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-47101 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.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description LiteLLM prior to 1.83.14 allows an authenticated internal_user to create API keys with access to routes that their role does not permit. When generating a key, the allowed_routes field is stored without verifying that the specified routes fall within the user's own permissions. A key created with access to admin-only routes can then be used to reach those routes successfully, bypassing the role-based access controls that would otherwise block the request, enabling full privilege escalation from internal_user to proxy_admin.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-863
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/13ph03nix/9ec616e1fdc77b3673509c60206e827f
    Added Reference https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/commit/2220f3076ac89bd2a2e3439acf57dcfbec2434c9
    Added Reference https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/commit/5190bd07eb23a037745d86328096f54378f1614a
    Added Reference https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/commit/d910a95661fce3cdd36f3b06c03ecf9c46c6457c
    Added Reference https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/releases/tag/v1.83.14-stable
    Added Reference https://huntr.com/bounties/8e75edfb-ff05-4e63-bfca-2d93d03fb3b9
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/litellm-privilege-escalation-via-api-key-generation
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.