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fix(guardrails): stop attempting PII masking during during_call in Lakera v2

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Greptile finding (P1, security): during_call runs concurrently with the LLM
dispatch. In the common path, the provider call already binds its messages
kwarg before this guardrail's coroutine gets a chance to run, let alone
before its own network round trip to Lakera completes -- masking here can
never reliably reach the outgoing request, and _apply_redacted_messages_back_
preserving_fields reassigns to a new list object rather than mutating in
place, so even winning the race wouldn't help. This affected both the
PII-only and mixed-violation masking branches, all added in this same PR.

Remove masking from async_moderation_hook entirely and let PII violations
fall through to the normal on_flagged branching: block under "block" or
"inject_system_message" (extending the existing multimodal-only block to
cover every PII case, since masking is proven non-functional regardless of
input shape), log-and-allow under "monitor" -- consistent with how every
other violation type in this hook is already handled.
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litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai_v2.py
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@ -633,21 +633,10 @@ class LakeraAIGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
)
return
# See async_pre_call_hook for the full rationale: mask-in-place
# degrades to block-on-detect only for multimodal content or when
# messages and input are both present; everything else (skipped/no-text
# messages, extra chat fields) is handled safely by
# _apply_redacted_messages_back_preserving_fields's scope-index merge.
is_multimodal_input: Final = (
has_non_string_content(data)
or _has_combined_messages_and_input(data)
or _has_responses_instructions(self, data)
)
#########################################################
########## 1. Make the Lakera AI v2 guard API request ##########
#########################################################
lakera_guardrail_response, masked_entity_count = await self.call_v2_guard(
lakera_guardrail_response, _ = await self.call_v2_guard(
messages=new_messages,
request_data=data,
event_type=GuardrailEventHooks.during_call,
@ -657,56 +646,29 @@ class LakeraAIGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
########## 2. Handle flagged content ##########
#########################################################
if lakera_guardrail_response.get("flagged") is True:
# See async_pre_call_hook: PII-only violations get masked regardless of
# on_flagged, including inject_system_message, before any advisory logic.
if self._is_only_pii_violation(lakera_guardrail_response) and not is_multimodal_input:
redacted_messages: Final = self._mask_pii_in_messages(
messages=new_messages,
lakera_response=lakera_guardrail_response,
masked_entity_count=masked_entity_count,
)
_apply_redacted_messages_back_preserving_fields(self, data, redacted_messages)
verbose_proxy_logger.debug("Lakera AI: Masked PII in messages instead of blocking request")
elif self.on_flagged == "inject_system_message":
if _breakdown_has_pii_violation(lakera_guardrail_response) and is_multimodal_input:
# Same as async_pre_call_hook: there's PII in the mix and
# nothing here can be safely masked, so allowing it through
# unprotected would be worse than blocking. Unlike mutating
# data["messages"] below, raising still blocks the response
# from reaching the caller even though during_call races with
# the LLM dispatch -- same mechanism on_flagged="block" already
# relies on for this hook.
# during_call runs concurrently with the LLM dispatch (see
# ProxyLogging.during_call_hook / common_request_processing.py), with
# no pre-call barrier: in the common path, the provider call already
# binds its messages kwarg before this coroutine gets a chance to run,
# let alone before the masking helper's own network round trip
# completes. Unlike async_pre_call_hook, mask-in-place here can never
# reliably reach the outgoing request, so PII is never masked in this
# hook -- only blocked (which still works, since raising here blocks
# the response from reaching the caller regardless of dispatch timing)
# or, for non-PII violations, logged and allowed same as monitor mode.
if self.on_flagged == "inject_system_message":
if _breakdown_has_pii_violation(lakera_guardrail_response):
raise self._get_http_exception_for_blocked_guardrail(lakera_guardrail_response)
if _breakdown_has_pii_violation(lakera_guardrail_response) and not is_multimodal_input:
# A mixed violation (PII plus something else): mask whatever's
# maskable even though the advisory note below has no effect
# here, so raw PII doesn't pass through untouched just because
# this violation wasn't PII-only.
mixed_redacted_messages: Final = self._mask_pii_in_messages(
messages=new_messages,
lakera_response=lakera_guardrail_response,
masked_entity_count=masked_entity_count,
)
_apply_redacted_messages_back_preserving_fields(self, data, mixed_redacted_messages)
# during_call runs concurrently with the LLM dispatch (see
# ProxyLogging.during_call_hook / common_request_processing.py),
# with no pre-call barrier -- mutating data["messages"] here races
# against the outgoing request already being built from the same
# dict, so the advisory message can silently fail to reach the
# LLM. Degrade to monitor-equivalent (log only) instead, matching
# how post_call also can't reliably influence a request that's
# already been dispatched.
verbose_proxy_logger.warning(
"Lakera Guardrail: Advisory mode has no effect during during_call; "
"violation detected but allowing request"
)
else:
if self.on_flagged == "monitor":
verbose_proxy_logger.warning(
"Lakera Guardrail: Monitoring mode - violation detected but allowing request"
)
elif self.on_flagged == "block":
raise self._get_http_exception_for_blocked_guardrail(lakera_guardrail_response)
elif self.on_flagged == "monitor":
verbose_proxy_logger.warning(
"Lakera Guardrail: Monitoring mode - violation detected but allowing request"
)
elif self.on_flagged == "block":
raise self._get_http_exception_for_blocked_guardrail(lakera_guardrail_response)
#########################################################
########## 3. Add the guardrail to the applied guardrails header ##########

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tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_lakera_ai_v2.py
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@ -261,31 +261,6 @@ class TestAsyncModerationHookWiring:
sent_messages = mock_call.call_args.kwargs["messages"]
assert any(m.get("content") == "ignore all prior instructions" for m in sent_messages)
async def test_pii_only_violation_with_responses_instructions_and_skip_system_message_masks_instead_of_blocking(
self,
):
"""Same fix as the pre_call regression, for the during_call path
Bugbot also flagged: skip_system_message_in_guardrail must make
data["instructions"]'s mere presence irrelevant to the masking-safety
guard here too."""
guardrail = LakeraAIGuardrail(api_key="test_key", on_flagged="block", skip_system_message_in_guardrail=True)
data = {
"instructions": "be nice",
"messages": [USER_MSG.copy()],
"model": "gpt-3.5-turbo",
"metadata": {},
}
with patch.object(guardrail, "call_v2_guard", new_callable=AsyncMock) as mock_call:
mock_call.return_value = (PII_ONLY_LAKERA_RESPONSE, {})
result = await guardrail.async_moderation_hook(
data=data,
user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="test_key"),
call_type="completion",
)
assert "[MASKED" in result["messages"][0]["content"]
assert result["messages"][0]["content"] != USER_MSG["content"]
assert result["instructions"] == "be nice"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
class TestAsyncPostCallSuccessHookSkipFlags:
@ -613,12 +588,15 @@ class TestPiiMaskingSafetyGuard:
assert "[MASKED" in result["messages"][1]["content"]
assert result["messages"][1]["content"] != USER_MSG["content"]
async def test_moderation_hook_pii_only_violation_masks_while_preserving_tool_call_id(self):
async def test_moderation_hook_pii_only_violation_blocks_since_masking_cannot_reach_dispatch(self):
"""
Same regression as async_pre_call_hook's tool_call_id test, but for
async_moderation_hook: an earlier round's replace_all fix only patched one of
the two near-identical call sites, so this pins the moderation hook's write-back
independently of the pre_call hook's."""
Greptile finding (P1, security) on BerriAI/litellm#34940: during_call runs
concurrently with the LLM dispatch, and in the common path the provider
call already binds its messages kwarg before this coroutine's masking
network round trip even begins -- masking here can never reliably reach
the outgoing request. A PII-only violation under on_flagged="block" must
block rather than pretend to mask (this test previously asserted masking,
which never actually protected the real outbound request)."""
guardrail = LakeraAIGuardrail(api_key="test_key", on_flagged="block")
data = {
"messages": [{"role": "tool", "content": "contact me at a@b.com", "tool_call_id": "call_123"}],
@ -627,14 +605,12 @@ class TestPiiMaskingSafetyGuard:
}
with patch.object(guardrail, "call_v2_guard", new_callable=AsyncMock) as mock_call:
mock_call.return_value = (PII_ONLY_LAKERA_RESPONSE, {})
result = await guardrail.async_moderation_hook(
data=data,
user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="test_key"),
call_type="completion",
)
assert "[MASKED" in result["messages"][0]["content"]
assert result["messages"][0]["content"] != "contact me at a@b.com"
assert result["messages"][0]["tool_call_id"] == "call_123"
with pytest.raises(HTTPException):
await guardrail.async_moderation_hook(
data=data,
user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="test_key"),
call_type="completion",
)
class TestHumanizeLakeraBlockReasons:
@ -1303,12 +1279,16 @@ class TestAdvisoryModeWiring:
assert result["messages"] is original_messages
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_moderation_hook_pii_only_flag_masks_instead_of_letting_raw_pii_through(self):
async def test_moderation_hook_pii_only_flag_blocks_since_masking_cannot_reach_dispatch(self):
"""
Regression (maintainer finding on BerriAI/litellm#34940): before this fix, a
PII-only violation under on_flagged="inject_system_message" hit the during_call
no-op branch (advisory has no effect here) and let the raw PII through
completely unmasked. It must mask instead, same as async_pre_call_hook.
Greptile finding (P1, security) on BerriAI/litellm#34940: during_call's
provider dispatch already binds its messages kwarg before this coroutine's
masking network round trip even begins in the common path, so masking a
PII-only violation here can never reliably protect the real outbound
request (this test previously asserted masking, which never actually
worked). A PII-only violation under on_flagged="inject_system_message"
must block instead, same as the mixed-violation and non-maskable-input
cases already do.
"""
lakera_guardrail = LakeraAIGuardrail(api_key="test_key", on_flagged="inject_system_message")
mock_response = {
@ -1316,31 +1296,27 @@ class TestAdvisoryModeWiring:
"payload": [{"detector_type": "pii/email", "start": 11, "end": 26, "message_id": 0}],
"breakdown": [{"detector_type": "pii/email", "detected": True}],
}
original_content = "My email is test@example.com"
with patch.object(lakera_guardrail, "call_v2_guard", new_callable=AsyncMock) as mock_call:
mock_call.return_value = (mock_response, {})
data = {
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": original_content}],
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "My email is test@example.com"}],
"model": "gpt-5-mini",
"metadata": {},
}
result = await lakera_guardrail.async_moderation_hook(
data=data,
user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="test_key"),
call_type="completion",
)
assert "[MASKED" in result["messages"][0]["content"]
assert result["messages"][0]["content"] != original_content
with pytest.raises(HTTPException):
await lakera_guardrail.async_moderation_hook(
data=data,
user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="test_key"),
call_type="completion",
)
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_moderation_hook_mixed_violation_masks_pii_even_though_advisory_has_no_effect(self):
async def test_moderation_hook_mixed_violation_blocks_since_masking_cannot_reach_dispatch(self):
"""
Bugbot finding on BerriAI/litellm#34940: a mixed violation isn't PII-only,
so it fell through to the during_call no-op branch with the raw PII still
in place. It must mask the maskable PII even though the advisory note
itself still has no effect during during_call.
Same fix, mixed-violation case: a violation that isn't PII-only (PII plus
prompt injection) must also block rather than attempt masking that can
never reliably reach the real outbound request during during_call.
"""
lakera_guardrail = LakeraAIGuardrail(api_key="test_key", on_flagged="inject_system_message")
mock_response = {
@ -1351,24 +1327,20 @@ class TestAdvisoryModeWiring:
{"detector_type": "prompt_injection", "detected": True},
],
}
original_content = "My email is test@example.com"
with patch.object(lakera_guardrail, "call_v2_guard", new_callable=AsyncMock) as mock_call:
mock_call.return_value = (mock_response, {})
data = {
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": original_content}],
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "My email is test@example.com"}],
"model": "gpt-5-mini",
"metadata": {},
}
result = await lakera_guardrail.async_moderation_hook(
data=data,
user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="test_key"),
call_type="completion",
)
assert "[MASKED" in result["messages"][0]["content"]
assert result["messages"][0]["content"] != original_content
assert len(result["messages"]) == 1, "no advisory note is appended during during_call"
with pytest.raises(HTTPException):
await lakera_guardrail.async_moderation_hook(
data=data,
user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="test_key"),
call_type="completion",
)
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_moderation_hook_blocks_instead_of_advisory_when_pii_is_not_maskable(self):