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PYSEC-2026-1541

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-07-07 14:34 - Updated: 2026-07-07 17:24
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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.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impacted products
Name purl
litellm pkg:pypi/litellm
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "litellm",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/litellm"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.40.3.dev2"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "1.40.12"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.40.10",
        "1.40.11",
        "1.40.12",
        "1.40.3",
        "1.40.4",
        "1.40.5",
        "1.40.6",
        "1.40.7",
        "1.40.8",
        "1.40.9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-6825",
    "GHSA-53gh-p8jc-7rg8"
  ],
  "details": "BerriAI/litellm version 1.40.12 contains a vulnerability that allows remote code execution. The issue exists in the handling of the \u0027post_call_rules\u0027 configuration, where a callback function can be added. The provided value is split at the final \u0027.\u0027 mark, with the last part considered the function name and the remaining part appended with the \u0027.py\u0027 extension and imported. This allows an attacker to set a system method, such as \u0027os.system\u0027, as a callback, enabling the execution of arbitrary commands when a chat response is processed.",
  "id": "PYSEC-2026-1541",
  "modified": "2026-07-07T17:24:31.002123Z",
  "published": "2026-07-07T14:34:54.867610Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6825"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/berriai/litellm/commit/441c7275ed2715f47650a7c2e525055c804073a9"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/056913fd7049923a106130b02d7c29e7f312beec/litellm/utils.py#L2818"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/1d98bebb-6cf4-46c9-87c3-d3b1972973b5"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://pypi.org/project/litellm"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-53gh-p8jc-7rg8"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "LiteLLM Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE)"
}



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