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.
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/security/advisories/GHSA-6736-fhxv-3p79
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/releases/tag/v7.7.0
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/pull/4511
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/commit/1e92846af4c2d259a225cf4517de17efba04f945
Published: 2026-10-15
Updated: 2026-10-15
Base Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.1
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
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00268