High severity · published Sep 28, 2026
CVE-2026-93355
LiteLLM Weak JWT Authentication via Email-Based User Lookup
8.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
litellm · BerriAI
through 1.102.1; through f4308bc124eebc783dfc51790ce8db27ed21ae00 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93355
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-93355
technical-description
https://www.ox.security/blog/litellm-an-ordinary-login-token-can-become-someone-elses-admin-account/
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/litellm-weak-jwt-authentication-via-email-based-user-lookup
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