CVE-2026-42208

BerriAI LiteLLM: SQL Injection

As of , CVE-2026-42208 in BerriAI LiteLLM is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 8 May 2026
US federal deadline
11 May 20263 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.06Higher than 92% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
Public exploit
1 Metasploit module
Fix
Vendor advice: github.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

BerriAI LiteLLM contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to read data from the proxy's database and potentially modify it, leading to unauthorized access to the proxy and the credentials it manages.

CISA's description

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.

The CVE record's description, from GitHub_M

CVE published
8 May 2026
Assigned by
GitHub_M
CVSS
9.3 Critical (CVSS 4.0, from the CNA)
CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.
  4. CISA changed its entry. Edited: description.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

  • Metasploit: BerriAI LiteLLM Proxy Pre-Auth SQL Injection Scannerauxiliary module, rank normal

LiteLLM: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2026-42271Command InjectionBerriAI LiteLLMPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.930.93
CVE-2026-59822Improper AuthenticationBerriAI LiteLLMPatch soon0.01

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