High severity · published Jul 8, 2026
CVE-2026-59822
LiteLLM: MCP Authentication Bypass via OAuth2 Passthrough Fallback
In wildKEV
8.2
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
LiteLLM is a proxy server (AI Gateway) to call LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format. Prior to 1.84.0, LiteLLM's MCP Streamable HTTP endpoint allowed an unauthenticated attacker to use a fabricated Authorization header to trigger an OAuth2 passthrough fallback path that replaced failed LiteLLM key validation with an empty UserAPIKeyAuth() object, allowing requests to reach MCP tooling without a valid LiteLLM key. This issue is fixed in version 1.84.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Sep 2, 2026
Federal remediation dueSep 16, 2026
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
litellm · BerriAI
< 1.84.0 · source: vendor, NVD, KEV
In the news
AdvisoryHigh
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These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise.
Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities, specifically those identified by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) listed in CISA’s KEV Catalog on publicly exposed assets that grant total control of the asset post-exploitation, while deferring action f...
Sep 2, 2026·CISA Advisories
VulnerabilityHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2026-59822: BerriAI LiteLLM - BerriAI LiteLLM Improper Authentication Vulnerability
BerriAI LiteLLM contains an improper authentication vulnerability in the MCP Streamable HTTP endpoint that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to establish an authenticated MCP session using an arbitrary Bearer token.
LILiteLLMCVE-2026-59822
Sep 2, 2026·CISA KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59822
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59822
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Patch
https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/commit/73869f0faf7d11ee21adcb5f91b8c33a340b6c2c
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/pull/26463
Product
https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/releases/tag/v1.84.0
Mitigation
https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/security/advisories/GHSA-7488-6r32-c95q
US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-59822
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wiz.io/blog/ai-infrastructure-honeypot
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