CVE-2026-12773
MEDIUM 6.9 PoC AVAILABLEA weakness has been identified in BerriAI litellm up to 1.59.8. Affected is the function UserAPIKeyAuth of the file litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/auth/user_api_key_auth_mcp.py of the component MCP Proxy. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.
Exploitation likelihood
0.6%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 45th percentile
Impact if exploited
6.9CVSS 4.0 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityLow
- IntegrityLow
- AvailabilityLow
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
- ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
- reference https://vuldb.com/submit/811282
- reference https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/3cfaad10a69d7a15e4d4d458cb53309e
- github-search Search GitHub for public PoC repos
Test against your own equipment
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Affected
Vendors Berriai Red Hat Litellm
Products Litellm Exploit Intelligence Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 Red Hat Openshift Ai (Rhoai)
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication
- CWE-303: Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Litellm | Litellm | < 1.59.9 |
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 6.9 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - HIGH 7.3 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - HIGH 7.3 v3.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - HIGH 7.5 v2.0 · CNA Primary
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR - HIGH 7.3 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - MEDIUM 5.5 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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:X - HIGH 7.3 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CRITICAL 9.8 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - HIGH 7.5 v2.0 · NVD Secondary
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P