id: PYSEC-2026-2
modified: "2026-03-24T15:35:32Z"
summary: Two litellm versions published containing credential harvesting malware
details: |
  After an API Token exposure from an exploited trivy dependency,
  two new releases of `litellm` were uploaded to PyPI containing automatically activated malware,
  harvesting sensitive credentials and files, and exfiltrating to a remote API.
  
  Anyone who has installed and run the project should assume
  any credentials available to litellm environment may have been exposed,
  and revoke/rotate thema ccordingly.
affected:
- package:
    name: litellm
    ecosystem: PyPI
    purl: pkg:pypi/litellm
  ranges:
  - type: ECOSYSTEM
    events:
    - introduced: 1.82.7
    - last_affected: 1.82.8
  versions:
  - 1.82.7
  - 1.82.8
references:
- type: EVIDENCE
  url: "https://inspector.pypi.io/project/litellm/1.82.8/packages/f6/2c/731b614e6cee0bca1e010a36fd381fba69ee836fe3cb6753ba23ef2b9601/litellm-1.82.8.tar.gz/litellm-1.82.8/litellm_init.pth#line.1"
- type: EVIDENCE
  url: "https://inspector.pypi.io/project/litellm/1.82.7/packages/79/5f/b6998d42c6ccd32d36e12661f2734602e72a576d52a51f4245aef0b20b4d/litellm-1.82.7-py3-none-any.whl/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py#line.130"
- type: REPORT
  url: https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/24518
- type: ARTICLE
  url: https://futuresearch.ai/blog/litellm-pypi-supply-chain-attack/
- type: ARTICLE
  url: https://www.wiz.io/blog/teampcp-attack-kics-github-action
credits:
- name: Callum McMahon, Futuresearch
  type: REPORTER
- name: Mike Fiedler
  type: COORDINATOR