01 Record
CVE-2026-42271
LiteLLM: Authenticated command execution via MCP stdio test endpoints
HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score8.7 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
LiteLLM: Authenticated command execution via MCP stdio test endpoints
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-06-08. Federal remediation due 2026-06-22.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 91.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.7 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-05-08 03:35Z5 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-15 00:57Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-04-26
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 3d9180addd8db3d9cfe2ad0ac4089987652d15a5629741f1c364569587911e4b
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/security/advisories/GHSA-v4p8-mg3p-g94g
- github.comhttps://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/releases/tag/v1.83.7-stable
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-42271
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42271
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2467924https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467924
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42271.json
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28960
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30056
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27784