CVE-2026-42208
LiteLLM: SQL injection in Proxy API key verification
- Published
- May 8, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Evidence observed
- May 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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:XHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
LiteLLM is a proxy server (AI Gateway) to call LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format. From version 1.81.16 to before version 1.83.7, a database query used during proxy API key checks mixed the caller-supplied key value into the query text instead of passing it as a separate parameter. An unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted Authorization header to any LLM API route (for example POST /chat/completions) and reach this query through the proxy's error-handling path. An attacker could read data from the proxy's database and may be able to modify it, leading to unauthorised access to the proxy and the credentials it manages. This issue has been patched in version 1.83.7.
Sources
7Reproduction lab for CVE-2026-42208, a critical pre-authentication SQL injection in LiteLLM. Includes Docker-based vulnerable/patched environments, timing-based PoC exploit, and Nuclei detection template for security testing.
Local Docker lab and timing-based proof-of-concept for CVE-2026-42208, a pre-auth SQL injection in LiteLLM Proxy, demonstrating vulnerable vs patched instances.
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