# LiteLLM's compromised release workflow sent credential-stealing malware to PyPI and Docker

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/litellm-release-pipeline-supply-chain-attack-october-2026>
> Published: 2026-10-22 20:04:37+00:00

# LiteLLM's compromised release workflow sent credential-stealing malware to PyPI and Docker

**The October 21st attack used a lookalike source repository and credentials from three developer accounts to publish version 1.107.0. LiteLLM suspects OAuth tokens leaked through logs in an internet-exposed deployment, but has not confirmed how that deployment was accessed.**

        By [RuntimeWire Staff](https://runtimewire.com/author/runtimewire-staff)
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Primary source: [BleepingComputer](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/litellm-release-pipeline-hacked-to-distribute-info-stealer-malware/)

## Why it matters

An AI gateway can sit beside model-provider keys, cloud credentials and deployment secrets. This attack showed how a compromised release workflow can carry malware through trusted software distribution and into environments holding those assets, even when the application's own code is untouched.

[LiteLLM](https://litellm.ai/?ref=runtimewire)'s release pipeline published malware to PyPI and container registries on October 21st, putting credentials and secrets at risk for users who installed or ran version 1.107.0. Co-founders Krrish Dholakia and Ishaan Jaffer built the open-source AI gateway to give developers one interface for calling multiple model providers. The compromised release turned that trusted point of access into a potential route to customers' cloud accounts, AI keys and developer environments.…

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