LiteLLMGHSA-7ggm-4rjg-594w
litellm passes untrusted data to `eval` function without sanitization
High7.2CVE-2024-4264 · Published May 18, 2024 · updated Sep 10, 2026
A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in the berriai/litellm project due to improper control of the generation of code when using the `eval` function unsafely in the `litellm.get_secret()` method. Specifically, when the server utilizes Google KMS, untrusted data is passed to the `eval` function without any sanitization. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious values into environment variables through the `/config/update` endpoint, which allows for the update of settings in `proxy_server_config.yaml`.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| litellm PyPI | <= 1.28.11 | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Also known as
- CVE-2024-4264, PYSEC-2026-1542
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4264
- github.com/BerriAI/litellm
- github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/main/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py#L2104-L2108
- github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/main/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py#L2118
- github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/main/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py#L2509-L2517
- github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/main/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py#L2562-L2577
- github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/main/litellm/utils.py#L9867-L9885
- huntr.com/bounties/a3221b0c-6e25-4295-ab0f-042997e8fc61
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