GHSA-5MG7-485Q-XM76

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-25 14:25 – Updated: 2026-03-27 00:32
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Summary
Two LiteLLM versions published containing credential harvesting malware
Details

After an API Token exposure from an exploited trivy dependency, two new releases of litellm were uploaded to PyPI containing automatically activated malware, harvesting sensitive credentials and files, and exfiltrating to a remote API.

Anyone who has installed and run the project should assume any credentials available to litellm environment may have been exposed, and revoke/rotate thema ccordingly.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "litellm"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.82.7"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "1.82.8"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-506"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-25T14:25:42Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "After an API Token exposure from an exploited trivy dependency, two new releases of `litellm` were uploaded to PyPI containing automatically activated malware, harvesting sensitive credentials and files, and exfiltrating to a remote API.\n\nAnyone who has installed and run the project should assume any credentials available to litellm environment may have been exposed, and revoke/rotate thema ccordingly.",
  "id": "GHSA-5mg7-485q-xm76",
  "modified": "2026-03-27T00:32:11Z",
  "published": "2026-03-25T14:25:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/24518"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.litellm.ai/blog/security-update-march-2026"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://futuresearch.ai/blog/litellm-pypi-supply-chain-attack"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/litellm/PYSEC-2026-2.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://inspector.pypi.io/project/litellm/1.82.7/packages/79/5f/b6998d42c6ccd32d36e12661f2734602e72a576d52a51f4245aef0b20b4d/litellm-1.82.7-py3-none-any.whl/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py#line.130"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://inspector.pypi.io/project/litellm/1.82.8/packages/f6/2c/731b614e6cee0bca1e010a36fd381fba69ee836fe3cb6753ba23ef2b9601/litellm-1.82.8.tar.gz/litellm-1.82.8/litellm_init.pth#line.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wiz.io/blog/teampcp-attack-kics-github-action"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Two LiteLLM versions published containing credential harvesting malware"
}



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