# CVE-2024-4264: Remote Code Execution in berriai/litellm

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code by injecting malicious values into environment variables via the config update endpoint when Google KMS is used.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 May 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7ggm-4rjg-594w, PYSEC-2026-1542

## What is CVE-2024-4264?

CVE-2024-4264 is a critical code injection vulnerability in berriai/litellm, published on 18 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in the berriai/litellm project due to improper control of the generation of code when using the `eval` function unsafely in the `litellm.get_secret()` method. Specifically, when the server utilizes Google KMS, untrusted data is passed to the `eval` function without any sanitization. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious values into environment variables through the `/config/update` endpoint, which allows for the update of settings in `proxy_server_config.yaml`.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4264?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including litellm.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `litellm` | PyPI | All versions to 1.28.11 | None |
| `litellm` | PyPI | All versions to 1.28.11 | None |
| `litellm` | PyPI | All versions to 1.28.11 | None |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-4264?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4264 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-4264 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4264 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4264 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4264 is a critical code injection vulnerability in berriai/litellm, published on 18 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4264 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- litellm (PyPI): affected all versions up to 1.28.11; no fix listed
- litellm (PyPI): affected all versions up to 1.28.11; no fix listed
- litellm (PyPI): affected all versions up to 1.28.11; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4264/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4264/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4264
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4264
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4264

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4264/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.