# CVE-2026-33644: Lychee has SSRF bypass via DNS rebinding — PhotoUrlRule only validates IP addresses, not hostnames resolving to internal IPs

- Severity: CVSS 2.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.5.2
- Published: 2026-03-26 · Updated: 2026-03-30

## Affected

- LycheeOrg Lychee: fixed in 7.5.2

## Description

Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool. Prior to version 7.5.2, the SSRF protection in `PhotoUrlRule.php` can be bypassed using DNS rebinding. The IP validation check (line 86-89) only activates when the hostname is an IP address. When a domain name is used, `filter_var($host, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)` returns `false`, skipping the entire check. Version 7.5.2 patches the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on LycheeOrg Lychee, upgrade to a fixed version (7.5.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/security/advisories/GHSA-5245-4p8c-jwff
- https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/commit/28c5261fb9deab4f9420c8cc2f73a87425939107

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