Threat Intel

LiteLLM MCP authentication bypass can extend to cloud compromise

Wiz documented LiteLLM authentication, guardrail, and pass-through flaws with different prerequisites and fixes through 1.84.0.

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Tracking: CVE-2026-35029, CVE-2026-59821, CVE-2026-59822
Severity: Multi-vulnerability chain; impact depends on configuration

Who is affected

The reported issues have separate fixed versions:

Issue Identifier First fixed release
Guardrail code execution CVE-2026-59821 1.82.0
Pass-through configuration authorization CVE-2026-59822 1.83.0
MCP authentication bypass CVE-2026-35029 1.84.0

How the attack works

A fabricated bearer token can establish an MCP session. Separate guardrail and pass-through weaknesses can then expose execution or requests to internal and cloud metadata services under their documented access conditions. An unchanged default master key provides another route to privileged operations.

Root execution reflects the affected container configuration; cloud compromise depends on accessible credentials, metadata protection, and IAM privileges. Not every installation exposes every link in the chain.

What to do

  1. Upgrade to 1.84.0 or later to cover the listed fixes and replace any default master key.
  2. Audit MCP sessions, guardrails, pass-through destinations, and configuration permissions. Restrict metadata and internal-service access from the proxy.
  3. If compromise is suspected, investigate container execution and cloud activity, revoke exposed model-provider or cloud credentials, and rebuild affected workloads.

Scope and limits

Use the individual CVEs for remediation tracking rather than treating the chain as one unconditional exploit.

Sources

threat-intelmcpcveauthentication-authorization

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