What this error means

Team 2 can do RUD on the key team-1:test without any authorization is a LiteLLM failure pattern reported for developers trying to fix litellm proxy cross-team authorization bypass on memory crud endpoints. Based on the imported evidence, treat this as a tool-specific troubleshooting page rather than a generic API error.

Why this happens

Official LiteLLM issue #27722 (2026-05-12) reports security vulnerability: Team 2 can perform RUD operations on Team 1's API keys created via /v1/memory endpoints without authorization. Multi-tenant isolation failure.

Common causes

  • Security teams and LiteLLM proxy administrators discover that Team 2 can read, update, and delete Team 1's API keys without authorization. This is a multi-tenant isolation failure in a production proxy handling paid API traffic.
  • Official LiteLLM issue #27722 (2026-05-12) reports security vulnerability: Team 2 can perform RUD operations on Team 1's API keys created via /v1/memory endpoints without authorization. Multi-tenant isolation failure.

Quick fixes

  1. Confirm the exact error signature matches Team 2 can do RUD on the key team-1:test without any authorization.
  2. Check the LiteLLM account, local tool state, and provider configuration involved in the failing workflow.
  3. Verify the account session, API key, provider settings, and environment where the failing tool is running.

Platform/tool-specific checks

  • Verify the command, editor, extension, or API client that produced the error.
  • Compare local settings with CI, deployment, or editor-level settings when the error appears in only one environment.
  • Avoid deleting credentials, local model data, or project settings until the failing scope is clear.

Step-by-step troubleshooting

  1. Capture the exact error message and the command, editor action, or request that triggered it.
  2. Check whether the failure is account/auth, quota/rate, model/provider, local runtime, or deployment configuration.
  3. Review the source evidence below and compare it with your environment.
  4. Apply one change at a time and rerun the smallest failing action.
  5. Keep the working fix documented for the team or deployment environment.

How to prevent it

  • Keep provider/tool configuration documented.
  • Record non-secret diagnostics such as tool version, provider name, model name, and command path.
  • Add a lightweight check before CI or production workflows depend on the tool.