Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
LiteLLM versions before 1.83.10 let an eligible user promote their own account to proxy administrator. That role provides control over users, teams, keys, models, and prompt history, creating substantial confidentiality, integrity, and availability risk.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation immediately for affected production or externally reachable deployments. The flaw converts limited authorized access into complete platform administration, potentially exposing credentials and sensitive AI activity. Investigate for unauthorized role changes alongside upgrading.
Technical view
The /user/update endpoint verifies that users modify only their own account but insufficiently restricts writable fields. A caller able to use the endpoint can change user_role to proxy_admin. Exploitation requires low privileges, no user interaction, and no additional flaw for org_admin users. CVSS 3.1 rates it 8.8.
Likely exposure
Deployments running LiteLLM earlier than 1.83.10 are potentially exposed when untrusted or insufficiently trusted users can reach /user/update. The bundle specifically confirms that org_admin users have legitimate endpoint access. Internet exposure may increase opportunity, but it is not required.
Exploitation context
Public technical descriptions and exploit references exist, so defenders should assume the technique is reproducible. However, the supplied record is not in KEV and provides no evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The issue aligns with CWE-863 and CWE-915: authorization exists at the object level, but privileged field assignment remains uncontrolled. The decisive exposure question is which roles can call /user/update. Public exploit material exists, but the bundle does not establish real-world exploitation or compromise prevalence.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade LiteLLM to version 1.83.10 or later using vendor release guidance.
- Until upgraded, restrict /user/update access to the smallest trusted administrator group.
- Review users for unexpected proxy_admin assignments and revoke unauthorized privileges.
- Rotate exposed keys and credentials if investigation identifies unauthorized administrative access.
Validation and detection
- Inventory every LiteLLM deployment and confirm its running version, not merely its configured package version.
- Verify /user/update rejects attempts to modify user_role or other privileged fields.
- Audit user-role changes for unexplained promotions to proxy_admin.
- Review administrative access to users, teams, keys, models, and prompt history.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-863: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2026-47102 mapping review
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
3 official scoresWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9redhat-SADPCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.7HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
Timeline events are normalized from CVE metadata, CNA source timelines, ADP timelines, and KEV metadata when present.
- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- ADP timelineredhat-SADP
Made public.
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- ADP timelineredhat-SADP
Reported to Red Hat.
- CVE updatedCVE Program
The CVE record metadata indicates this as the latest update time.
ADP provider summaries
- 2026-05-21T21:00:51.047Z: Reported to Red Hat.
- 2026-05-21T20:34:37.893Z: Made public.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.obsidiansecurity.com/blog/litellm-privilege-escalation-rceCVE reference, VulnCheck · technical-description, exploit
- https://gist.github.com/13ph03nix/9ec616e1fdc77b3673509c60206e827fCVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit, technical-description
- https://huntr.com/bounties/8e75edfb-ff05-4e63-bfca-2d93d03fb3b9CVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory, exploit
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/releases/tag/v1.83.10-stableCVE reference, VulnCheck · release-notes
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/pull/25541CVE reference, VulnCheck · issue-tracking
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/commit/e6f18ce75b111c9b93dc15c72894cbdeb53177ceCVE reference, VulnCheck · patch
- https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/commit/128d32d2494b759c5d15da3452452af4c6a34c01CVE reference, VulnCheck · patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/litellm-privilege-escalation-via-user-updateCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-47102CVE reference, redhat-SADP · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2480634CVE reference, redhat-SADP · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-47102.jsonCVE reference, redhat-SADP · x_sadp-csaf-vex
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Incorrect Authorization
Incorrect Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.
Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes
Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.