---
id: CVE-2025-0628
aliases:
  - GHSA-fjcf-3j3r-78rp
  - PYSEC-2026-1546
title: LiteLLM Has an Improper Authorization Vulnerability
summary: LiteLLM Has an Improper Authorization Vulnerability
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
vendor: litellm
product: litellm
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - litellm < 1.61.15
patched:
  - litellm 1.61.15
published: '2025-03-20'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T03:49:48.554945419Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fjcf-3j3r-78rp'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0628'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/berriai/litellm/commit/566d9354aab4215091b2e51ad0333e948125fa1b
  - url: 'https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm'
  - url: 'https://huntr.com/bounties/6c0e2f75-2d03-42f9-9530-e16a973317fc'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00338
epssPercentile: 0.27306
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:48.926Z'
---

## Overview

An improper authorization vulnerability exists in the main-latest version of BerriAI/litellm. When a user with the role 'internal_user_viewer' logs into the application, they are provided with an overly privileged API key. This key can be used to access all the admin functionality of the application, including endpoints such as '/users/list' and '/users/get_users'. This vulnerability allows for privilege escalation within the application, enabling any account to become a PROXY ADMIN.

## Affected packages

- `litellm < 1.61.15`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `litellm 1.61.15`