diff --git a/litellm/proxy/performance_endpoints/endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/performance_endpoints/endpoints.py
index cc92ee2c56f..1326b5295be 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/performance_endpoints/endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/performance_endpoints/endpoints.py
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ import multiprocessing
 import os
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 
 from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
 from litellm.constants import (
     AIOHTTP_CONNECTOR_LIMIT,
     LITELLM_DETAILED_TIMING,
 )
-from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
+from litellm.proxy._types import LitellmUserRoles, UserAPIKeyAuth
 from litellm.proxy.auth.user_api_key_auth import user_api_key_auth
 from litellm.proxy.performance_endpoints.latency_tracker import (
     latency_tracker,
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ router = APIRouter()
 @router.get(
     "/v1/performance/summary",
     tags=["performance"],
-    dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)],
 )
-async def get_performance_summary() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+async def get_performance_summary(
+    user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth = Depends(user_api_key_auth),
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """
     Returns a performance snapshot for diagnosing proxy overhead.
 
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@ async def get_performance_summary() -> Dict[str, Any]:
     - per_model: per-model overhead/llm_api/total stats
     - issues: ranked list of detected problems with proposed fixes
     """
+    if user_api_key_dict.user_role != LitellmUserRoles.PROXY_ADMIN:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=403,
+            detail="Admin access required to view performance summary",
+        )
+
     # --- Debug flags ---
     from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger as _proxy_logger
     from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import general_settings, prisma_client
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ async def get_performance_summary() -> Dict[str, Any]:
     cpu_percent = _get_cpu_percent()
 
     # --- Connection pools ---
-    in_flight_requests = _get_in_flight_requests()
+    active_asyncio_tasks = _get_in_flight_requests()
     db_pool_info = _get_db_pool_info(general_settings, prisma_client)
     redis_pool_info = _get_redis_pool_info()
     http_pool_info = _get_http_pool_info()
@@ -77,7 +84,7 @@ async def get_performance_summary() -> Dict[str, Any]:
             "cpu_percent": cpu_percent,
         },
         "connection_pools": {
-            "in_flight_requests": in_flight_requests,
+            "in_flight_requests": active_asyncio_tasks,
             "db": db_pool_info,
             "redis": redis_pool_info,
             "http": http_pool_info,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/performance_endpoints/latency_tracker.py b/litellm/proxy/performance_endpoints/latency_tracker.py
index c57a88edc27..a26a94d46bc 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/performance_endpoints/latency_tracker.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/performance_endpoints/latency_tracker.py
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class _LatencyRingBuffer:
 class _PerModelTracker:
     """Thread-safe per-model latency tracker using one ring buffer per model."""
 
+    _MAX_MODELS = 200  # cap to prevent unbounded memory growth
+
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self._lock = threading.Lock()
         self._models: Dict[str, _LatencyRingBuffer] = {}
@@ -89,6 +91,10 @@ class _PerModelTracker:
     ) -> None:
         with self._lock:
             if model not in self._models:
+                if len(self._models) >= self._MAX_MODELS:
+                    # Evict the oldest entry to keep memory bounded
+                    oldest = next(iter(self._models))
+                    del self._models[oldest]
                 self._models[model] = _LatencyRingBuffer()
             buf = self._models[model]
         # record outside the outer lock to minimise contention