diff --git a/config/initializers/vips.rb b/config/initializers/vips.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Dabble Me processes untrusted user images with libvips (CarrierWave::Vips,
+# CollageGenerator, ImageProcessing::Vips). libvips marks some loaders/savers as
+# "untrusted" / unfuzzed (Magick, SVG, PDF, JPEG 2000, JXL, etc.). Keep those
+# disabled process-wide so crafted uploads cannot exercise them.
+#
+# Supported formats (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, HEIC/HEIF) use trusted loaders and
+# remain available. Requires libvips >= 8.13 and ruby-vips >= 2.2.1.
+#
+# Related: CVE-2026-66066 / GHSA-xr9x-r78c-5hrm (Active Storage path; Dabble Me
+# does not use Active Storage variants, but shares the same libvips surface).
+
+begin
+  require 'nokogiri'
+rescue LoadError
+  # Ensure nokogiri is loaded before vips, which also depends on libxml2.
+  # See https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/discussions/2746
+end
+
+require 'ruby-vips'
+
+unless Vips.respond_to?(:block_untrusted)
+  raise <<~ERROR.squish
+    libvips untrusted operations cannot be disabled. Blocking them requires
+    libvips 8.13+ and ruby-vips 2.2.1+. Upgrade libvips/ruby-vips before
+    processing untrusted image uploads.
+  ERROR
+end
+
+Vips.block_untrusted(true)
diff --git a/spec/initializers/vips_spec.rb b/spec/initializers/vips_spec.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'libvips untrusted operation blocking' do
+  it 'enables block_untrusted at boot' do
+    expect(Vips).to respond_to(:block_untrusted)
+  end
+
+  it 'still loads trusted web formats' do
+    jpeg = Vips::Image.black(8, 8).jpegsave_buffer
+    png = Vips::Image.black(8, 8).pngsave_buffer
+    webp = Vips::Image.black(8, 8).webpsave_buffer
+    gif = Vips::Image.black(8, 8).gifsave_buffer
+
+    expect(Vips::Image.new_from_buffer(jpeg, '').width).to eq(8)
+    expect(Vips::Image.new_from_buffer(png, '').width).to eq(8)
+    expect(Vips::Image.new_from_buffer(webp, '').width).to eq(8)
+    expect(Vips::Image.new_from_buffer(gif, '').width).to eq(8)
+  end
+
+  it 'blocks untrusted SVG loading' do
+    svg = <<~SVG
+      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="10" height="10">
+        <rect width="10" height="10"/>
+      </svg>
+    SVG
+
+    expect {
+      Vips::Image.new_from_buffer(svg, '')
+    }.to raise_error(Vips::Error)
+  end
+end