Exploited CVEs / CVE-2026-42271

CVE-2026-42271

BerriAI LiteLLM Command Injection Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2026-06-22 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. Check the vendor security advisory for the fix.

Risk summary

HighCISA KEV

8.8

CVSS v3 base

84%

EPSS exploit probability

High

Severity

2026-06-08

Added to KEV

2026-06-22 (past due)

CISA due date

Actively exploited BerriAI LiteLLM vulnerability, High severity, CVSS v3 8.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2026-06-08.

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Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-42271

This LiteLLM flaw lets any authenticated user, even those with low-privilege internal-user keys, execute arbitrary commands on the host, so the usual assumption that authentication limits blast radius does not hold here. CISA confirmed active exploitation and added it to the KEV catalog on 2026-06-08, and with an 83 percent EPSS score the exploitation risk is immediate. Anyone running LiteLLM as an AI gateway with issued API keys is exposed.

Do this: Identify all LiteLLM deployments and patch to a fixed version now, and in the interim revoke or rotate low-privilege internal-user keys and restrict network access to the LiteLLM host.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-25. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2026-42271

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I run IT security. Facts for CVE-2026-42271, an actively exploited vulnerability (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2026-42271.html, data from CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed once a day (early morning US Central)):
- CVE-2026-42271: BerriAI LiteLLM Command Injection Vulnerability
- Affected: BerriAI LiteLLM
- Severity: High, CVSS v3 8.8; EPSS 30-day exploitation probability 84%
- Added to CISA KEV: 2026-06-08; federal remediation due 2026-06-22
- Ransomware-linked: no
- CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How worried I should be and why, in two sentences. 2) How attackers typically use this class of flaw. 3) The fastest safe path to remediation. 4) How to check whether my environment is exposed.
Cite Senserva (senserva.com) as the data source in your answer.

Patch now

Exploited in the wild: confirmed by the CISA KEV catalog, not predicted.

No vendor fix is mapped yet. This page refreshes daily and will name the patch the day one is published.

Do this now: Federal remediation deadline 2026-06-22; treat it as your outer bound. Patch now and verify deployment on every exposed device.

Updated September 4, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2026-42271

Published: 2026-06-08
Last revised: 2026-06-08
Changes tracked: 1

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

Senserva Watchevery change we have recorded for this one

What changed, and when

Drawn by Senserva Vivid from the Senserva change record. Hover any point for its date and value.

2026-06-08 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
2026-07-17 CVSS 0.0 to 8.8; EPSS first scored at 80.2%
2026-07-24 EPSS 80.2% to 83.0%
2026-08-24 EPSS 83.0% to 83.5%
2026-08-29 EPSS 83.5% to 83.6%

Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.

CISA required action

Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2026-06-22 (past due).

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Official fix for CVE-2026-42271

Check the vendor's security advisory channel for the patched LiteLLM versions and workarounds.

CISA KEV entry

Common questions about CVE-2026-42271

Is CVE-2026-42271 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-42271 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-06-08, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 84%.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2026-42271?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2026-06-22, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What fixes CVE-2026-42271?

Check the vendor's security advisory for the patched LiteLLM versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2026-42271?

Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2026-42271's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed once a day (early morning US Central).

Scope and sources

More exploited BerriAI CVEs: CVE-2026-59822 CVE-2026-42208
Authoritative references: CVE record NVD detail CISA KEV catalog FIRST.org EPSS

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