CVE-2026-42271: BerriAI LiteLLM Command Injection Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
BerriAI LiteLLM contains a command injection vulnerability that could allow any authenticated user, including holders of low-privilege internal-user keys, to run arbitrary commands on the host.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability permits authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands on the host due to command injection.
- Who is affected
- Authenticated users of BerriAI LiteLLM, including those with low-privilege keys.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical as exploitation is confirmed and poses severe risks.
- Action
- Update BerriAI LiteLLM to the patched version to resolve the issue.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42271
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2026-42271Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99.7% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-42271 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for BerriAI LiteLLM Command
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