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title: "CVE-2026-93355: LiteLLM - Authentication Bypass"
description: "LiteLLM contains a broken authentication vulnerability caused by lack of verification of the email_verified claim in JWT authentication flow, letting attackers with valid JWTs authenticate as any user and gain persistent admin access, exploit requires valid JWT from configured identity provider."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-93355/
---

# CVE-2026-93355 LiteLLM - Authentication Bypass

LiteLLM contains a broken authentication vulnerability caused by lack of verification of the email\_verified claim in JWT authentication flow, letting attackers with valid JWTs authenticate as any user and gain persistent admin access, exploit requires valid JWT from configured identity provider.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.27% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93355)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

28 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-1390](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1390.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version that verifies the email\_verified claim in JWT authentication flow.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93355](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93355)
- [https://www.ox.security/blog/litellm-an-ordinary-login-token-can-become-someone-elses-admin-account/](https://www.ox.security/blog/litellm-an-ordinary-login-token-can-become-someone-elses-admin-account/)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/litellm-weak-jwt-authentication-via-email-based-user-lookup](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/litellm-weak-jwt-authentication-via-email-based-user-lookup)

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