LiteLLM: Privilege escalation via unrestricted proxy configuration endpoint
HighCVE-2026-35029 · Published Apr 3, 2026 · updated Sep 10, 2026
### Impact The `/config/update endpoint` does not enforce admin role authorization. A user who is already authenticated into the platform can then use this endpoint to do the following: - Modify proxy configuration and environment variables - Register custom pass-through endpoint handlers pointing to attacker-controlled Python code, achieving remote code execution - Read arbitrary server files by setting UI_LOGO_PATH and fetching via /get_image - Take over other priveleged accounts by overwriting UI_USERNAME and UI_PASSWORD environment variables ### Patches Fixed in v1.83.0. The endpoint now requires `proxy_admin` role. ### Workarounds Restrict API key distribution. There is no configuration-level workaround.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| litellm PyPI | < 1.83.0 | 1.83.0 |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Also known as
- CVE-2026-35029, PYSEC-2026-2597
More LiteLLM advisories
All LiteLLM| Date | Advisory | Severity | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24 | LiteLLM: Server-Side Template Injection in /prompts/test endpoint | High | 1.83.7 |
| Apr 8 | LiteLLM: Password hash exposure and pass-the-hash authentication bypass | High | 1.83.0 |
| Apr 3 | LiteLLM: Authentication bypass via OIDC userinfo cache key collision | Critical | 1.83.0 |
| Mar 25 | Two LiteLLM versions published containing credential harvesting malware | Critical | No fix yet |
| Mar 24 | Two litellm versions published containing credential harvesting malware | Unrated | No fix yet |
| Mar 24 | Malicious code in litellm (PyPI) | Unrated | No fix yet |