CVE-2026-33738: LycheeOrg Lychee · Cross-site Scripting
Affects LycheeOrg LycheeSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium : upgrade to 7.5.3 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 7.5.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Lychee and lycheeorg/Lychee to 7.5.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| LycheeOrgLychee | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHublycheeorg/Lycheepkg:github/lycheeorg/LycheeOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Lychee to version 7.5.3 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed by properly sanitizing the photo description field and rendering it safely. No other mitigation is required as the fix is official and available.
Description
Lychee versions prior to 7.5.3 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the photo description field. This field is stored without HTML sanitization and rendered unescaped in RSS, Atom, and JSON feed templates. The publicly accessible /feed endpoint allows any RSS reader to execute attacker-controlled JavaScript. The issue is fixed in version 7.5.3.
References
- github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/security/advisories/GHSA-5574-7f3r-hm9j (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/pull/4218 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/commit/d2e2606a0223d5a384d5b806db1b31eb587adc5c (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/releases/tag/v7.5.3 (opens in a new tab)