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LiteLLM AI Gateways Exposed by Default Keys and Weak Auth · 2 sources tracked

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Security researchers at Wiz discovered significant vulnerabilities in LiteLLM, an open-source AI gateway, where nearly 10% of internet-facing instances accepted the default 'sk-1234' admin key or had no authentication at all. This exposure, combined with other flaws, could allow attackers to gain root-level code execution and steal cloud credentials. One of the identified vulnerabilities has already been added to the US government's list of actively exploited exploits. AI

IMPACT Exposes AI infrastructure to significant security risks, potentially leading to credential theft and unauthorized access.

RANK_REASON Security researchers discovered significant vulnerabilities in an AI gateway product.

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LiteLLM AI Gateways Exposed by Default Keys and Weak Auth · 2 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Breach Protocol ·

    Nearly one in ten internet-facing LiteLLM AI gateways accepted the default admin key 'sk-1234', Wiz found

    <p>Security firm Wiz found that 294 of 3,074 publicly reachable LiteLLM servers, 9.6%, accepted the example master key "sk-1234" from the software's own documentation or required no authentication at all. LiteLLM is a popular open-source gateway that companies use to route traffi…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Nearly one in ten internet-facing LiteLLM gateways were running with the literal example admin key... # security # ai # llm # appsec # software # coding # devel

    Nearly one in ten internet-facing LiteLLM gateways were running with the literal example admin key... # security # ai # llm # appsec # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community sk-1234 Is Not a Secret, It's a Docs Example, and 10% of You Shipped It Any…

    LINKS dev.to/…/sk-1234-is-not-a-secret-its-a-do…

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