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CVE-2024-5751 — Vulnerability in litellm — CVE Details

CRITICAL

litellm vulnerable to remote code execution based on using eval unsafely

Published June 29, 2026Updated July 1, 2026Source: osv

Summary

BerriAI/litellm version v1.35.8 contains a vulnerability where an attacker can achieve remote code execution. The vulnerability exists in the `add_deployment` function, which decodes and decrypts environment variables from base64 and assigns them to `os.environ`. An attacker can exploit this by sending a malicious payload to the `/config/update` endpoint, which is then processed and executed by the server when the `get_secret` function is triggered. This requires the server to use Google KMS and a database to store a model.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published June 29, 2026 (105 days ago).
  • Last revised July 1, 2026 — 2 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

pip
Update litellm to 1.40.16 or later
pip install "litellm>=1.40.16"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: pypi (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
litellm
pypi
0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.201 (+661 more)1.40.16

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-5751?
litellm vulnerable to remote code execution based on using eval unsafely This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-5751?
CVE-2024-5751 affects litellm. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-5751 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

PYSEC-2026-389
GHSA-gppg-gqw8-wh9g

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