CVE-2026-93355
LiteLLM Weak JWT Authentication via Email-Based User Lookup
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.6 High
- Published
- Sep 28, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 17, 2026
Description
LiteLLM contains a weak authentication vulnerability that allows an attacker holding a valid JWT from the configured identity provider to authenticate as any existing user by exploiting an email-based fallback lookup in the JWT authentication flow without verifying the email_verified claim. Attackers can present a token with an unverified email address matching a victim's account to inherit the victim's role, including proxy_admin privileges, and permanently overwrite the victim's stored identity binding to retain persistent unauthorized access to administrative endpoints exposing API keys and user management.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.6 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-1390 Weak Authentication
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
litellmBerriAI |
|
References
- OXsecurity Blogtechnical-descriptionexploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/litellm-weak-jwt-authentication-via-email-based-user-lookupthird-party-advisory
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