diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/aiohttp_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/aiohttp_handler.py
index eae5ae7a6eb..a7bbbf84503 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/aiohttp_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/aiohttp_handler.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ _BLOCKED_NETWORKS = [
     ipaddress.ip_network("169.254.0.0/16"),  # Link-local / AWS IMDS
     ipaddress.ip_network("172.16.0.0/12"),
     ipaddress.ip_network("192.168.0.0/16"),
+    ipaddress.ip_network("::/128"),  # IPv6 unspecified / wildcard
     ipaddress.ip_network("::1/128"),
     ipaddress.ip_network("fc00::/7"),
     ipaddress.ip_network("fe80::/10"),  # IPv6 link-local
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/test_aiohttp_ssrf_protection.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/test_aiohttp_ssrf_protection.py
index 54860ac02ef..c9ef2aa213a 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/test_aiohttp_ssrf_protection.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/test_aiohttp_ssrf_protection.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ class TestBlockedAddress:
     def test_ipv6_ula_blocked(self):
         assert _is_blocked_address(ipaddress.ip_address("fc00::1"))
 
+    def test_ipv6_unspecified_blocked(self):
+        assert _is_blocked_address(ipaddress.ip_address("::"))
+
     def test_0_0_0_0_blocked(self):
         assert _is_blocked_address(ipaddress.ip_address("0.0.0.0"))