# CVE-2026-61704: link-preview-js DNS Rebinding SSRF Bypass / Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-43897

- Also known as: GHSA-CPJF-6666-R8FX
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.4
- Published: 2026-08-20 · Updated: 2026-08-25

## Affected

- OP-Engineering link-preview-js: fixed in 4.0.4
- link-preview-js (npm): fixed in 4.0.4

## Description

Link Preview JS extracts web links information. Prior to 4.0.4, the resolveDNSHost mitigation in index.ts validates one resolved IP address but fetches the original hostname, allowing an attacker-controlled DNS server to return a public address during validation and a loopback or internal address during the final connection. This DNS rebinding condition bypasses the SSRF protection and can cause the server-side preview fetch to reach internal HTTP resources. Redirect handling is affected by the same validation-to-fetch mismatch. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OP-Engineering link-preview-js, link-preview-js, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/OP-Engineering/link-preview-js/security/advisories/GHSA-cpjf-6666-r8fx
- https://github.com/OP-Engineering/link-preview-js/pull/181
- https://github.com/OP-Engineering/link-preview-js/commit/6ee25043dd60b097eb70b4ce049aac94b28239e3
- https://github.com/OP-Engineering/link-preview-js/commit/f3a3dd84adbb9d32d06a933f44ff3eaa837f9a12
- https://github.com/OP-Engineering/link-preview-js/releases/tag/4.0.4

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