# CVE-2026-77467: Lychee: A single 383-byte PDF causes ~184 seconds of CPU consumption in the real processing path

- Also known as: GHSA-6736-FHXV-3P79
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.7.0
- Published: 2026-10-15 · Updated: 2026-10-20

## Affected

- LycheeOrg Lychee: fixed in 7.7.0

## Description

Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool. Prior to 7.7.0, Lychee enables ImageMagick PDF support with Ghostscript but does not apply an effective pre-render limit to PDF page dimensions in ImagickHandler::loadPdf(). An authenticated user who can upload a small PDF with an oversized /MediaBox can cause Imagick::readImage() to consume substantial CPU before failing to produce an image. When QUEUE_CONNECTION selects synchronous processing the request can occupy a web worker, while the official asynchronous Docker configuration can clog the shared image-processing queue and delay other work. The advisory did not identify a Ghostscript sandbox escape. This issue is fixed in version 7.7.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on LycheeOrg Lychee, upgrade to a fixed version (7.7.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/security/advisories/GHSA-6736-fhxv-3p79
- https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/pull/4511
- https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/commit/1e92846af4c2d259a225cf4517de17efba04f945
- https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/releases/tag/v7.7.0

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