{"id":"CVE-2026-12770","aliases":["GHSA-6qr3-3g89-m4jj"],"title":"LiteLLM: Admin Key Handler Has Improper Authorization","summary":"LiteLLM: Admin Key Handler Has Improper Authorization","severity":"medium","cvss":5.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","vendor":"litellm","product":"litellm","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["litellm <= 1.63.1"],"published":"2026-06-21","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T22:45:04.151189632Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6qr3-3g89-m4jj","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12770"},{"url":"https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/pull/23781"},{"url":"https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/993c68152b2c770d53590f1684c755d4"},{"url":"https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-12770"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/submit/811279"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/vuln/372512"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/vuln/372512/cti"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6qr3-3g89-m4jj"}],"tags":["osv","pip","ghsa"],"epss":0.00569,"epssPercentile":0.45909,"cwe":["CWE-266"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-10T23:08:11.245Z","slug":"CVE-2026-12770","body":"## Overview\n\nA vulnerability was determined in BerriAI litellm up to 1.63.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py of the component Admin Key Handler. This manipulation causes improper authorization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `litellm <= 1.63.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the advisory for the patched release.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.7,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":108702,"id":"CVE-2026-12770","ts":1789182832072,"field":"severity","old":"low","new":"medium"}]}