LiteLLM: Privilege Escalation to Proxy Admin via Cross-Domain Reuse of the Salt Key

Date Oct 27, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product PyPI ยท litellm
CVE CVE-2026-114612
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-114612

Summary

LiteLLM: Privilege Escalation to Proxy Admin via Cross-Domain Reuse of the Salt Key

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for litellm. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates, especially because EPSS places it in the 25% percentile.

Operator check

Check whether litellm is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available. CVSS score: 7.7. EPSS probability: 0.3%; percentile: 25%.

Sources

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