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CVE-2025-0628: LiteLLM Improper Authorization and Privilege Escalation

litellm

An authorization flaw in LiteLLM issues overly privileged API keys to low-privilege internal viewers. This allows unauthorized accounts to escalate privileges and access proxy admin functionality.

disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why

CVSS
8.1
EPSS
<0.01 · top 72% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
20 Mar 2025
last update
20 Mar 2025
CVE ids
CVE-2025-0628other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 20 Mar 2025CVE-2025-0628: LiteLLM Has an Improper Authorization Vulnerability

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2025-03-20
    CVE-2025-0628: LiteLLM Has an Improper Authorization Vulnerability
    GitHub Advisory Database · github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjcf-3j3r-78rp

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Classification

lane
Patch now
AI role
Attack on AI
categories
Infrastructure vulnerability
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
fix status
Fix status unknown
targets
Framework / tooling
owasp llm top 10
LLM03:2025 Supply Chain
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
tags
privilege-escalationlitellm
dates
happened 20 Mar 2025 · first reported 20 Mar 2025
origin
GitHub Advisory Database
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 07:00Z · updated 2026-10-18 07:00Z

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# CVE-2025-0628: LiteLLM Improper Authorization and Privilege Escalation

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2025-0628-litellm-improper-authorization-and-privilege-e · AIR-2025-0223 · closed 2025-03-20

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2025-03-20
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: litellm
- CVE ids: CVE-2025-0628
- CVSS: 8.1

## Summary

An authorization flaw in LiteLLM issues overly privileged API keys to low-privilege internal viewers. This allows unauthorized accounts to escalate privileges and access proxy admin functionality.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2025-03-20: CVE-2025-0628: LiteLLM Has an Improper Authorization Vulnerability (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjcf-3j3r-78rp)

## Sources

- 2025-03-20 GitHub Advisory Database: CVE-2025-0628: LiteLLM Has an Improper Authorization Vulnerability https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjcf-3j3r-78rp

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