A vulnerability was identified in BerriAI litellm up to 1.82.2. This affects an unknown function of the file litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py of the component M2M JWT Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. The attack can be launched remotely. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitability is reported as difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
https://vuldb.com/vuln/372513/cti
https://vuldb.com/submit/811280
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-12771
https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/70e4e106527f74ddf17953ff0f6c248d
Published: 2026-06-21
Updated: 2026-06-21
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 2.3
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Low