---
id: CVE-2024-6825
aliases:
  - GHSA-53gh-p8jc-7rg8
  - PYSEC-2026-1541
title: LiteLLM Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE)
summary: LiteLLM Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE)
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
vendor: litellm
product: litellm
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - 'litellm >= 1.40.3.dev2, <= 1.40.12'
published: '2025-03-20'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T03:49:47.802618913Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-53gh-p8jc-7rg8'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6825'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/berriai/litellm/commit/441c7275ed2715f47650a7c2e525055c804073a9
  - url: 'https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/056913fd7049923a106130b02d7c29e7f312beec/litellm/utils.py#L2818
  - url: 'https://huntr.com/bounties/1d98bebb-6cf4-46c9-87c3-d3b1972973b5'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.0165
epssPercentile: 0.75493
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:45.747Z'
---

## Overview

BerriAI/litellm version 1.40.12 contains a vulnerability that allows remote code execution. The issue exists in the handling of the 'post_call_rules' configuration, where a callback function can be added. The provided value is split at the final '.' mark, with the last part considered the function name and the remaining part appended with the '.py' extension and imported. This allows an attacker to set a system method, such as 'os.system', as a callback, enabling the execution of arbitrary commands when a chat response is processed.

## Affected packages

- `litellm >= 1.40.3.dev2, <= 1.40.12`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.