CVE-2025-0628 Improper Authorization in BerriAI/litellm
Attackers with viewer roles can obtain admin API keys, allowing full administrative access and privilege escalation in LiteLLM.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-0628?
CVE-2025-0628 is a high-severity vulnerability in berriai/litellm, published on 20 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0628?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including litellm.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
litellm PyPI | All versions | 1.61.15 |
litellm PyPI | All versions | 1.61.15 |
litellm PyPI | All versions | 1.61.15 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-0628?
Upgrade litellm to 1.61.15 or later.
Is CVE-2025-0628 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-0628 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fjcf-3j3r-78rp, PYSEC-2026-1546.