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OpenLIT 2.1.0 Authorization Bypass via x-openlit-project-id Header

Type: advisorySources: OSV

OpenLIT 2.1.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to read other projects' telemetry by supplying a forged x-openlit-project-id header. Attackers who know a victim project id and database config id can query the trace read API to obtain traces including LLM prompts and completions.

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-108596
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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4 Nov 2026, 16:48 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

OpenLIT 2.1.0 Authorization Bypass via x-openlit-project-id Header

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Oct 2026, 18:58 UTC

OpenLIT 2.1.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to read other projects' telemetry by supplying a forged x-openlit-project-id header. Attackers who know a victim project id and database config id can query the trace read API to obtain traces including LLM prompts and completions.

osv:CVE-2026-108596
Complete source record
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  "id": "e343b834c55846cd8310b72beddbcc22f45b5a81ce58a277d03b2d3f09dbcbf6",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-108596",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "OpenLIT 2.1.0 Authorization Bypass via x-openlit-project-id Header",
    "summary": "OpenLIT 2.1.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to read other projects' telemetry by supplying a forged x-openlit-project-id header. Attackers who know a victim project id and database config id can query the trace read API to obtain traces including LLM prompts and completions.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-108596",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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        }
      ],
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              "repo": "https://github.com/openlit/openlit",
              "type": "GIT",
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                      }
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          ],
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            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-108596.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:37.418930433Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/108xxx/CVE-2026-108596.json",
        "https://hackmd.io/@haind/openlit-project-context-read",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108596",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openlit-2.1.0-authorization-bypass-via-x-openlit-project-id-header",
        "https://github.com/openlit/openlit",
        "https://github.com/openlit/openlit/blob/9938c66638666ca5d3bcb850350faa82e510924b/src/client/src/lib/telemetry-source.ts#L113-L125",
        "https://github.com/openlit/openlit/blob/9938c66638666ca5d3bcb850350faa82e510924b/src/client/src/middleware/check-auth.ts#L22-L33"
      ],
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      }
    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 504890,
  "published_at": "2026-10-10T18:58:13.358+00:00"
}