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TI-2026-74846 Aliases CVE-2026-77467

Uncontrolled resource consumption in Lychee PDF processing

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

Lychee before 7.7.0 is affected. Lychee enables ImageMagick PDF support with Ghostscript but does not apply an effective limit to PDF page dimensions, which is a missing resource limit (CWE-770). An authenticated user who uploads a small PDF with an oversized MediaBox can make image processing use substantial CPU before it fails, which can occupy a web worker or clog the shared image-processing queue and delay other work.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Lychee (LycheeOrg): 7.7.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LycheeOrgLycheebefore 7.7.07.7.0Patch availableCNA
  • Lychee VendorLycheeOrg Affected before 7.7.0 Fixed in 7.7.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lycheeorg:lychee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——LycheeOrg
  • cpe:2.3:a:lycheeorg:lychee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·LycheeOrg

Remediation

Lychee 7.7.0 fixes this issue, so update Lychee to version 7.7.0 or later.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA Lychee (LycheeOrg) Fixed in 7.7.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77467
  2. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  3. 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-20 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Other 4

  • TI-2026-74843 Album password bypass in Lychee ZIP downloads CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-74842 Missing rate limiting in Lychee album unlock allows password guessing CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-16953 Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Lychee version 3.1.6, allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2026-74848 Lychee webshop checkout lets buyers override payment amount CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2026-74845 Payment bypass in Lychee webshop through unrestricted Dummy gateway CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2024-16952 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Lychee 3.1.6, allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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