CVE-2026-12772: LiteLLM: PROXY_ADMIN database API Key Generator Has Insufficient Session Expiration

June 21, 2026 (updated September 10, 2026)

A security flaw has been discovered in BerriAI litellm up to 1.82.2. This impacts the function authenticate_user of the file litellm/proxy/auth/login_utils.py of the component PROXY_ADMIN database API Key Generator. Performing a manipulation results in session expiration. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

References

gist.github.com/YLChen-007/39ed709ce322431658a05b951e91f278
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mf52-j94g-746m
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12772
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-12772
vuldb.com/submit/811281
vuldb.com/vuln/372514
vuldb.com/vuln/372514/cti

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