Vulnerability · Published Feb 26, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-27941OpenLIT Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution and Secret Exposure via Misuse of `pull_request_target` in GitHub Actions Workflows

Critical 10.0

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in openlit from openlit. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)10.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

OpenLIT is an open source platform for AI engineering. Prior to version 1.37.1, several GitHub Actions workflows in OpenLIT's GitHub repository use the `pull_request_target` event while checking out and executing untrusted code from forked pull requests. These workflows run with the security context of the base repository, including a write-privileged `GITHUB_TOKEN` and numerous sensitive secrets (API keys, database/vector store tokens, and a Google Cloud service account key). Version 1.37.1 contains a fix.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
PyPIopenlit1.37.1PYSEC-2026-2246

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
openlit openlit < 1.37.1

Weakness: CWE-829 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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