diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/url_utils.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/url_utils.py
index a65d0892aa..4dd0b5142e 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/url_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/url_utils.py
@@ -199,6 +199,49 @@ def validate_url(url: str) -> Tuple[str, str]:
     return rewritten, host_header
 
 
+def assert_same_origin(candidate_url: str, expected_url: str) -> None:
+    """Verify ``candidate_url`` shares scheme, host, and port with ``expected_url``.
+
+    Use when an upstream API returns a URL meant for follow-up requests
+    (e.g. an async-job polling URL that will be hit with the operator's
+    API key in the headers). The upstream is trusted because the operator
+    configured ``api_base``, but the URL it hands back must actually point
+    back at the same origin or we'd be blindly forwarding credentials
+    wherever the upstream told us to.
+
+    Hostnames are compared case-insensitively. Default ports are made
+    explicit (HTTP→80, HTTPS→443) so ``https://api.example.com:443/...``
+    and ``https://api.example.com/...`` are treated as the same origin.
+    """
+    candidate = urlparse(candidate_url)
+    expected = urlparse(expected_url)
+
+    if candidate.scheme not in _ALLOWED_SCHEMES:
+        raise SSRFError(f"URL scheme '{candidate.scheme}' is not allowed")
+
+    if candidate.scheme != expected.scheme:
+        raise SSRFError(
+            "Origin mismatch: scheme "
+            f"{candidate.scheme!r} != expected {expected.scheme!r}"
+        )
+
+    candidate_host = _normalize_host(candidate.hostname or "")
+    expected_host = _normalize_host(expected.hostname or "")
+    if not candidate_host or candidate_host != expected_host:
+        raise SSRFError(
+            "Origin mismatch: host "
+            f"{candidate.hostname!r} != expected {expected.hostname!r}"
+        )
+
+    default_port = 443 if candidate.scheme == "https" else 80
+    candidate_port = candidate.port if candidate.port is not None else default_port
+    expected_port = expected.port if expected.port is not None else default_port
+    if candidate_port != expected_port:
+        raise SSRFError(
+            "Origin mismatch: port " f"{candidate_port} != expected {expected_port}"
+        )
+
+
 _MAX_REDIRECTS = 10
 
 
diff --git a/litellm/llms/azure/azure.py b/litellm/llms/azure/azure.py
index 61cfd54b56..877a7d3c84 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/azure/azure.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/azure/azure.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import litellm
 from litellm.constants import AZURE_OPERATION_POLLING_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging as LiteLLMLoggingObj
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.logging_utils import track_llm_api_timing
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.url_utils import SSRFError, assert_same_origin
 from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import (
     AsyncHTTPHandler,
     HTTPHandler,
@@ -898,6 +899,17 @@ class AzureChatCompletion(BaseAzureLLM, BaseLLM):
                 operation_location_url = response.headers["operation-location"]
             else:
                 raise AzureOpenAIError(status_code=500, message=response.text)
+            # Reject polling URLs that don't share an origin with ``api_base``.
+            # Without this an upstream-controlled or attacker-controlled
+            # value would receive the operator's Azure API key in the
+            # request headers below. VERIA-51.
+            try:
+                assert_same_origin(operation_location_url, api_base)
+            except SSRFError as ssrf_err:
+                raise AzureOpenAIError(
+                    status_code=502,
+                    message=f"Rejected polling URL: {ssrf_err}",
+                )
             response = await async_handler.get(
                 url=operation_location_url,
                 headers=headers,
@@ -908,8 +920,13 @@ class AzureChatCompletion(BaseAzureLLM, BaseLLM):
             timeout_secs: int = AZURE_OPERATION_POLLING_TIMEOUT
             start_time = time.time()
             if "status" not in response.json():
-                raise Exception(
-                    "Expected 'status' in response. Got={}".format(response.json())
+                # Don't reflect the raw response body — when the polling
+                # URL points at an internal JSON API (cloud metadata
+                # service etc.) reflecting it here turns Blind SSRF into
+                # Full-Read SSRF. VERIA-51.
+                raise AzureOpenAIError(
+                    status_code=502,
+                    message="Polling response missing 'status' field",
                 )
             while response.json()["status"] not in ["succeeded", "failed"]:
                 if time.time() - start_time > timeout_secs:
@@ -1009,6 +1026,13 @@ class AzureChatCompletion(BaseAzureLLM, BaseLLM):
                 operation_location_url = response.headers["operation-location"]
             else:
                 raise AzureOpenAIError(status_code=500, message=response.text)
+            try:
+                assert_same_origin(operation_location_url, api_base)
+            except SSRFError as ssrf_err:
+                raise AzureOpenAIError(
+                    status_code=502,
+                    message=f"Rejected polling URL: {ssrf_err}",
+                )
             response = sync_handler.get(
                 url=operation_location_url,
                 headers=headers,
@@ -1019,8 +1043,9 @@ class AzureChatCompletion(BaseAzureLLM, BaseLLM):
             timeout_secs: int = AZURE_OPERATION_POLLING_TIMEOUT
             start_time = time.time()
             if "status" not in response.json():
-                raise Exception(
-                    "Expected 'status' in response. Got={}".format(response.json())
+                raise AzureOpenAIError(
+                    status_code=502,
+                    message="Polling response missing 'status' field",
                 )
             while response.json()["status"] not in ["succeeded", "failed"]:
                 if time.time() - start_time > timeout_secs:
diff --git a/litellm/llms/azure_ai/ocr/document_intelligence/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/azure_ai/ocr/document_intelligence/transformation.py
index 76c247aea8..bb5ebaa6a5 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/azure_ai/ocr/document_intelligence/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/azure_ai/ocr/document_intelligence/transformation.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from urllib.parse import quote
 import httpx
 
 from litellm._logging import verbose_logger
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.url_utils import SSRFError, assert_same_origin
 from litellm.constants import (
     AZURE_DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_API_VERSION,
     AZURE_DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_DEFAULT_DPI,
@@ -599,6 +600,16 @@ class AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig(BaseOCRConfig):
                         "Azure Document Intelligence returned 202 but no Operation-Location header found"
                     )
 
+                # Reject cross-origin polling URLs — the auth headers
+                # below would otherwise leak to whatever URL the upstream
+                # (or an attacker-controlled upstream) returns. VERIA-51.
+                try:
+                    assert_same_origin(operation_url, str(raw_response.request.url))
+                except SSRFError as ssrf_err:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"Azure Document Intelligence: rejected polling URL ({ssrf_err})"
+                    )
+
                 # Get headers for polling (need auth)
                 poll_headers = {
                     "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": raw_response.request.headers.get(
@@ -711,6 +722,14 @@ class AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig(BaseOCRConfig):
                         "Azure Document Intelligence returned 202 but no Operation-Location header found"
                     )
 
+                # Reject cross-origin polling URLs (see sync path). VERIA-51.
+                try:
+                    assert_same_origin(operation_url, str(raw_response.request.url))
+                except SSRFError as ssrf_err:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"Azure Document Intelligence: rejected polling URL ({ssrf_err})"
+                    )
+
                 # Get headers for polling (need auth)
                 poll_headers = {
                     "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": raw_response.request.headers.get(
diff --git a/litellm/llms/black_forest_labs/image_edit/handler.py b/litellm/llms/black_forest_labs/image_edit/handler.py
index dea2683a04..f5784e0836 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/black_forest_labs/image_edit/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/black_forest_labs/image_edit/handler.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import httpx
 import litellm
 from litellm._logging import verbose_logger
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging as LiteLLMLoggingObj
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.url_utils import SSRFError, assert_same_origin
 from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import (
     AsyncHTTPHandler,
     HTTPHandler,
@@ -331,6 +332,17 @@ class BlackForestLabsImageEdit:
                 message="No polling_url in BFL response",
             )
 
+        # Reject cross-origin polling URLs — the ``x-key`` auth header
+        # would otherwise leak to whatever URL the upstream returns.
+        # VERIA-51.
+        try:
+            assert_same_origin(polling_url, str(initial_response.request.url))
+        except SSRFError as ssrf_err:
+            raise BlackForestLabsError(
+                status_code=502,
+                message=f"Rejected polling URL: {ssrf_err}",
+            )
+
         # Get just the auth header for polling
         polling_headers = {"x-key": headers.get("x-key", "")}
 
@@ -416,6 +428,17 @@ class BlackForestLabsImageEdit:
                 message="No polling_url in BFL response",
             )
 
+        # Reject cross-origin polling URLs — the ``x-key`` auth header
+        # would otherwise leak to whatever URL the upstream returns.
+        # VERIA-51.
+        try:
+            assert_same_origin(polling_url, str(initial_response.request.url))
+        except SSRFError as ssrf_err:
+            raise BlackForestLabsError(
+                status_code=502,
+                message=f"Rejected polling URL: {ssrf_err}",
+            )
+
         # Get just the auth header for polling
         polling_headers = {"x-key": headers.get("x-key", "")}
 
diff --git a/litellm/llms/black_forest_labs/image_generation/handler.py b/litellm/llms/black_forest_labs/image_generation/handler.py
index 5a1d885e52..8af4a236fd 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/black_forest_labs/image_generation/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/black_forest_labs/image_generation/handler.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import httpx
 import litellm
 from litellm._logging import verbose_logger
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging as LiteLLMLoggingObj
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.url_utils import SSRFError, assert_same_origin
 from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import (
     AsyncHTTPHandler,
     HTTPHandler,
@@ -317,6 +318,17 @@ class BlackForestLabsImageGeneration:
                 message="No polling_url in BFL response",
             )
 
+        # Reject cross-origin polling URLs — the ``x-key`` auth header
+        # would otherwise leak to whatever URL the upstream returns.
+        # VERIA-51.
+        try:
+            assert_same_origin(polling_url, str(initial_response.request.url))
+        except SSRFError as ssrf_err:
+            raise BlackForestLabsError(
+                status_code=502,
+                message=f"Rejected polling URL: {ssrf_err}",
+            )
+
         # Get just the auth header for polling
         polling_headers = {"x-key": headers.get("x-key", "")}
 
@@ -402,6 +414,17 @@ class BlackForestLabsImageGeneration:
                 message="No polling_url in BFL response",
             )
 
+        # Reject cross-origin polling URLs — the ``x-key`` auth header
+        # would otherwise leak to whatever URL the upstream returns.
+        # VERIA-51.
+        try:
+            assert_same_origin(polling_url, str(initial_response.request.url))
+        except SSRFError as ssrf_err:
+            raise BlackForestLabsError(
+                status_code=502,
+                message=f"Rejected polling URL: {ssrf_err}",
+            )
+
         # Get just the auth header for polling
         polling_headers = {"x-key": headers.get("x-key", "")}
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/404.html b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/404/index.html
similarity index 100%
rename from litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/404.html
rename to litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/404/index.html
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similarity index 100%
rename from litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/_not-found.html
rename to litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/_not-found/index.html
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similarity index 100%
rename from litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/usage.html
rename to litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/usage/index.html
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/users.html b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/users/index.html
similarity index 100%
rename from litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/users.html
rename to litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/users/index.html
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/virtual-keys.html b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/virtual-keys/index.html
similarity index 100%
rename from litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/virtual-keys.html
rename to litellm/proxy/_experimental/out/virtual-keys/index.html
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py
index 91c8f2dd7c..e395e03def 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py
@@ -241,9 +241,30 @@ def is_request_body_safe(
                 "Relevant Issue: https://huntr.com/bounties/4001e1a2-7b7a-4776-a3ae-e6692ec3d997",
             )
 
+    # Recurse into nested config dicts whose values get unpacked as
+    # ``**kwargs`` into outbound API calls — same SSRF / credential
+    # exfil surface as the root, but historically not covered by this
+    # banned-param check. VERIA-6.
+    for nested_key in _NESTED_CONFIG_KEYS:
+        nested = request_body.get(nested_key)
+        if isinstance(nested, dict):
+            is_request_body_safe(
+                request_body=nested,
+                general_settings=general_settings,
+                llm_router=llm_router,
+                model=model,
+            )
+
     return True
 
 
+# Config dicts whose entries are spread as ``**dict`` into outbound LLM
+# API calls. ``litellm_embedding_config`` is consumed by the Milvus
+# vector store transformer; future nested-config keys with the same
+# threat shape should be added here.
+_NESTED_CONFIG_KEYS: Tuple[str, ...] = ("litellm_embedding_config",)
+
+
 async def pre_db_read_auth_checks(
     request: Request,
     request_data: dict,
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_url_utils.py b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_url_utils.py
index 4579c20321..ff91c41885 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_url_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_url_utils.py
@@ -394,3 +394,61 @@ class TestHostAllowlist:
 
         monkeypatch.setattr(url_utils.socket, "getaddrinfo", fake)
         validate_url("http://internal.corp/")
+
+
+# ── assert_same_origin ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.url_utils import assert_same_origin
+
+
+def test_assert_same_origin_matches_scheme_host_port():
+    """A polling URL on the same scheme + host + port as the api_base
+    passes — the upstream is trusted; the URL it returned points back at
+    the same upstream."""
+    assert_same_origin(
+        "https://api.example.com/v1/operations/abc",
+        "https://api.example.com/v1/generate",
+    )
+
+
+def test_assert_same_origin_treats_default_ports_as_explicit():
+    """``https://x/`` and ``https://x:443/`` are the same origin."""
+    assert_same_origin("https://api.example.com/poll", "https://api.example.com:443/")
+    assert_same_origin("https://api.example.com:443/poll", "https://api.example.com/")
+    assert_same_origin("http://api.example.com/poll", "http://api.example.com:80/")
+
+
+def test_assert_same_origin_rejects_different_host():
+    with pytest.raises(SSRFError, match="host"):
+        assert_same_origin(
+            "https://attacker.example.com/poll",
+            "https://api.example.com/generate",
+        )
+
+
+def test_assert_same_origin_rejects_different_scheme():
+    with pytest.raises(SSRFError, match="scheme"):
+        assert_same_origin(
+            "http://api.example.com/poll", "https://api.example.com/generate"
+        )
+
+
+def test_assert_same_origin_rejects_different_port():
+    with pytest.raises(SSRFError, match="port"):
+        assert_same_origin(
+            "https://api.example.com:8443/poll", "https://api.example.com/generate"
+        )
+
+
+def test_assert_same_origin_rejects_non_http_scheme():
+    """``file://`` polling URLs are rejected outright — the upstream
+    should never return a non-HTTP scheme."""
+    with pytest.raises(SSRFError, match="scheme"):
+        assert_same_origin("file:///etc/passwd", "https://api.example.com/")
+
+
+def test_assert_same_origin_case_insensitive_host():
+    assert_same_origin(
+        "https://API.example.com/poll", "https://api.example.com/generate"
+    )
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/test_polling_url_origin_match.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/test_polling_url_origin_match.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1f910bc73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/test_polling_url_origin_match.py
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+"""
+VERIA-51: polling URLs returned by upstream APIs (Azure DALL-E,
+Azure Document Intelligence, Black Forest Labs) used to be followed
+without origin validation. The handlers attached the operator's API
+key to the polling request, so an attacker who could influence the
+upstream response (or a compromised upstream) could redirect the proxy
+to send credentials anywhere.
+
+These tests assert each handler now rejects polling URLs that don't
+share an origin with the original request URL.
+"""
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import httpx
+import pytest
+
+
+# Azure DALL-E sync + async paths route through ``assert_same_origin``
+# the same way as the cases below. The helper itself is unit-tested in
+# ``tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_url_utils.py``; the
+# tests here exercise the wiring at sites with simpler signatures.
+
+
+# ── Azure Document Intelligence polling ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_azure_di_sync_rejects_cross_origin_polling():
+    from litellm.llms.azure_ai.ocr.document_intelligence.transformation import (
+        AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig,
+    )
+
+    config = AzureDocumentIntelligenceOCRConfig()
+
+    raw_response = MagicMock()
+    raw_response.status_code = 202
+    raw_response.headers = {
+        "Operation-Location": "https://attacker.example.com/results/xyz",
+    }
+    raw_response.request = MagicMock()
+    raw_response.request.url = (
+        "https://eastus.cognitiveservices.azure.com/documentintelligence/.../analyze"
+    )
+    raw_response.request.headers = {"Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": "leak-me"}
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="rejected polling URL"):
+        config.transform_ocr_response(
+            model="azure-doc-intel",
+            raw_response=raw_response,
+            logging_obj=MagicMock(),
+            request_data={},
+            optional_params={},
+            litellm_params={},
+            encoding=None,
+            response={},
+        )
+
+
+# ── Black Forest Labs polling ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def test_bfl_image_generation_sync_rejects_cross_origin_polling():
+    from litellm.llms.black_forest_labs.image_generation.handler import (
+        BlackForestLabsImageGeneration,
+    )
+
+    handler = BlackForestLabsImageGeneration()
+
+    initial_response = MagicMock()
+    initial_response.status_code = 200
+    initial_response.json = MagicMock(
+        return_value={"polling_url": "https://attacker.example.com/get_result"}
+    )
+    initial_response.request = MagicMock()
+    initial_response.request.url = "https://api.bfl.ai/v1/flux-pro"
+
+    sync_client = MagicMock()
+    sync_client.get = MagicMock()
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Rejected polling URL"):
+        handler._poll_for_result_sync(
+            initial_response=initial_response,
+            headers={"x-key": "secret"},
+            sync_client=sync_client,
+        )
+
+    sync_client.get.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_bfl_image_generation_async_rejects_cross_origin_polling():
+    from litellm.llms.black_forest_labs.image_generation.handler import (
+        BlackForestLabsImageGeneration,
+    )
+
+    handler = BlackForestLabsImageGeneration()
+
+    initial_response = MagicMock()
+    initial_response.status_code = 200
+    initial_response.json = MagicMock(
+        return_value={"polling_url": "https://attacker.example.com/get_result"}
+    )
+    initial_response.request = MagicMock()
+    initial_response.request.url = "https://api.bfl.ai/v1/flux-pro"
+
+    async_client = MagicMock()
+    async_client.get = MagicMock()
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Rejected polling URL"):
+        await handler._poll_for_result_async(
+            initial_response=initial_response,
+            headers={"x-key": "secret"},
+            async_client=async_client,
+        )
+
+    async_client.get.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_bfl_image_edit_sync_rejects_cross_origin_polling():
+    from litellm.llms.black_forest_labs.image_edit.handler import (
+        BlackForestLabsImageEdit,
+    )
+
+    handler = BlackForestLabsImageEdit()
+
+    initial_response = MagicMock()
+    initial_response.status_code = 200
+    initial_response.json = MagicMock(
+        return_value={"polling_url": "https://attacker.example.com/get_result"}
+    )
+    initial_response.request = MagicMock()
+    initial_response.request.url = "https://api.bfl.ai/v1/flux-pro/edit"
+
+    sync_client = MagicMock()
+    sync_client.get = MagicMock()
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Rejected polling URL"):
+        handler._poll_for_result_sync(
+            initial_response=initial_response,
+            headers={"x-key": "secret"},
+            sync_client=sync_client,
+        )
+
+    sync_client.get.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_bfl_image_generation_same_origin_polling_passes():
+    """Sanity check: when the polling URL shares origin with the original
+    request, the origin check passes and polling proceeds."""
+    from litellm.llms.black_forest_labs.image_generation.handler import (
+        BlackForestLabsImageGeneration,
+    )
+
+    handler = BlackForestLabsImageGeneration()
+
+    initial_response = MagicMock()
+    initial_response.status_code = 200
+    initial_response.json = MagicMock(
+        return_value={"polling_url": "https://api.bfl.ai/v1/get_result?id=abc"}
+    )
+    initial_response.request = MagicMock()
+    initial_response.request.url = "https://api.bfl.ai/v1/flux-pro"
+
+    sync_client = MagicMock()
+    poll_response = MagicMock()
+    poll_response.status_code = 200
+    poll_response.json = MagicMock(return_value={"status": "Ready"})
+    sync_client.get = MagicMock(return_value=poll_response)
+
+    result = handler._poll_for_result_sync(
+        initial_response=initial_response,
+        headers={"x-key": "secret"},
+        sync_client=sync_client,
+    )
+
+    sync_client.get.assert_called_once()
+    assert result is poll_response
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_utils.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_utils.py
index 91f300b88c..81826ec864 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_utils.py
@@ -964,3 +964,103 @@ class TestIsRequestBodySafeBlocksEndpointTargetingFields:
             )
             is True
         )
+
+
+# ── is_request_body_safe nested-config recursion (VERIA-6) ────────────────────
+
+
+class TestIsRequestBodySafeNestedConfig:
+    """The Milvus vector store transformer unpacks
+    ``litellm_embedding_config`` as ``**kwargs`` into ``litellm.embedding(...)``
+    — same SSRF / credential-exfil surface as a top-level ``api_base`` in
+    the request body. ``is_request_body_safe`` must recurse into this
+    nested dict so a banned param can't be smuggled in via nesting."""
+
+    def test_root_level_api_base_blocked_when_no_opt_in(self):
+        """Sanity check: pre-existing root-level enforcement still works."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="api_base"):
+            is_request_body_safe(
+                request_body={"api_base": "https://attacker.example.com"},
+                general_settings={},
+                llm_router=None,
+                model="gpt-4",
+            )
+
+    def test_nested_api_base_in_embedding_config_blocked(self):
+        """Smuggling ``api_base`` inside ``litellm_embedding_config`` is
+        the VERIA-6 bypass — must be blocked by the recursive check."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="api_base"):
+            is_request_body_safe(
+                request_body={
+                    "litellm_embedding_config": {
+                        "api_base": "https://attacker.example.com",
+                        "api_key": "leaked-key",
+                    }
+                },
+                general_settings={},
+                llm_router=None,
+                model="milvus-store",
+            )
+
+    def test_nested_langfuse_host_in_embedding_config_blocked(self):
+        """The recursion uses the *full* banned-param list, not a special
+        subset — so any flag that's banned at the root is also banned
+        when nested."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="langfuse_host"):
+            is_request_body_safe(
+                request_body={
+                    "litellm_embedding_config": {
+                        "langfuse_host": "https://attacker.example.com"
+                    }
+                },
+                general_settings={},
+                llm_router=None,
+                model="milvus-store",
+            )
+
+    def test_nested_api_base_allowed_when_admin_opts_in(self):
+        """Admins who explicitly enable client-side credential passthrough
+        keep the existing escape hatch — same UX as for root-level."""
+        assert (
+            is_request_body_safe(
+                request_body={
+                    "litellm_embedding_config": {
+                        "api_base": "https://my-azure.example.com"
+                    }
+                },
+                general_settings={"allow_client_side_credentials": True},
+                llm_router=None,
+                model="milvus-store",
+            )
+            is True
+        )
+
+    def test_safe_nested_config_accepted(self):
+        """A nested config without any banned params passes — there's no
+        false-positive on legitimate ``api_version`` / model params."""
+        assert (
+            is_request_body_safe(
+                request_body={
+                    "litellm_embedding_config": {
+                        "api_version": "2024-02-15-preview",
+                    }
+                },
+                general_settings={},
+                llm_router=None,
+                model="milvus-store",
+            )
+            is True
+        )
+
+    def test_non_dict_nested_config_does_not_break_check(self):
+        """A bogus type for ``litellm_embedding_config`` (string, list,
+        None) must not crash the validator — it should just fall through."""
+        assert (
+            is_request_body_safe(
+                request_body={"litellm_embedding_config": "not-a-dict"},
+                general_settings={},
+                llm_router=None,
+                model="x",
+            )
+            is True
+        )