add custom dialer

- Validate resolved IPs immediately before connecting.
- Guard Shoutrrr requests during initialization and delivery.
- Require admins for services without HTTP client support.
- Test DNS rebinding, redirects, internal hosts, and authorization.

go.mod

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.8
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/lxzan/gws v1.10.1
-	github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr v0.19.0
+	github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr v0.20.0
 	github.com/pocketbase/dbx v1.12.0
 	github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase v0.40.2
 	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.26.8

go.sum

@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.1/go.mod h1:fxCRLWMO43lRc8nhHWY6LGqRcf+1gQWArs
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.1/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 h1:wk8382ETsv4JYUZwIsn6YpYiWiBsYLSJiTsyBybVuN8=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0/go.mod h1:pXiqmnSA92OHEEa9HXL2W4E7lf9JzCmGVUdgjX3N/iU=
-github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20260902005441-ca85771921e4 h1:/6mPXfWmhv8eKck12I0YNIcIjwHtxP3YRIMKiEgTjWg=
+github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20260906184651-6331bc6350fe h1:QAinXoAFJdGQYztXn3VpFey7KCwpedbZ/EkzbplQ0cY=
-github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20260902005441-ca85771921e4/go.mod h1:jl5iWTm0/hd5PjEYEOuwAJ57L/CibdZfrqZ5XA5GrCk=
+github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20260906184651-6331bc6350fe/go.mod h1:jl5iWTm0/hd5PjEYEOuwAJ57L/CibdZfrqZ5XA5GrCk=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 h1:saDtZ6Pbx/0u+bgYQ3q96pZgCzfhKXGPqt7kZ72aNNg=
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.24 h1:tGZZoVgT/KiqK1c8ocVLeDS8BSWMRd47J3Lbz7vsRe
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.24/go.mod h1:nMCL3Zebbrt45jsMDgnfIwz6ydEQApk5oEI3HqDio6A=
 github.com/ncruces/go-strftime v1.0.0 h1:HMFp8mLCTPp341M/ZnA4qaf7ZlsbTc+miZjCLOFAw7w=
 github.com/ncruces/go-strftime v1.0.0/go.mod h1:Fwc5htZGVVkseilnfgOVb9mKy6w1naJmn9CehxcKcls=
-github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr v0.19.0 h1:Rl6bpK3DXuR2Trtx2JV8t+wjUwkHdRHrc8nBKoEpHr0=
+github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr v0.20.0 h1:hMAxIYlfAeZ1FcTDgU0kUOvVXUsOirWo8IWlnzGLkac=
-github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr v0.19.0/go.mod h1:Glfdi8AGTbnEn2k2+hW62n8oL0i9vqRVFtXaUIthNks=
+github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr v0.20.0/go.mod h1:hgde37yNWCXh8+N6WemyDRMNYLOFTf326GsBx8Z7CFA=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.32.1 h1:6tlvcDm/3sE8lGJbZ4+d4mO3RLy24/tQWOFzVSQNIfw=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.32.1/go.mod h1:+aXOY+vzZ5mu2iI2HpTZUPmM//oQfsNFX6gU9kNcA44=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.43.0 h1:VlG/1FxqNxhSO+lq/OHBNaaqwiBK/mO8JbVkX9Y+FeU=

internal/alerts/alerts.go

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ type hubLike interface {
 }
 
 type AlertManager struct {
-	hub                    hubLike
+	hub           hubLike
-	stopOnce               sync.Once
+	stopOnce      sync.Once
-	pendingAlerts          sync.Map
+	pendingAlerts sync.Map
-	alertsCache            *AlertsCache
+	alertsCache   *AlertsCache
 }
 
 type AlertMessageData struct {
@@ -231,8 +231,20 @@ func (am *AlertManager) SendAlert(data AlertMessageData) error {
 		am.hub.Logger().Error("Failed to unmarshal user settings", "err", err)
 	}
 	// send alerts via webhooks
+	send := sendPublicNotification
+	if len(userAlertSettings.Webhooks) > 0 {
+		// Read the owner's current role at delivery time, including for URLs
+		// saved before an admin was demoted. Never fall back on lookup failure.
+		owner, err := am.hub.FindRecordById("users", data.UserID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("load notification owner: %w", err)
+		}
+		if owner.GetString("role") == "admin" {
+			send = shoutrrr.Send
+		}
+	}
 	for _, webhook := range userAlertSettings.Webhooks {
-		if err := am.SendShoutrrrAlert(webhook, data.Title, data.Message, data.Link, data.LinkText); err != nil {
+		if err := am.sendShoutrrrAlert(webhook, data.Title, data.Message, data.Link, data.LinkText, send); err != nil {
 			am.hub.Logger().Error("Failed to send shoutrrr alert", "err", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -263,6 +275,10 @@ func (am *AlertManager) SendAlert(data AlertMessageData) error {
 
 // SendShoutrrrAlert sends an alert via a Shoutrrr URL
 func (am *AlertManager) SendShoutrrrAlert(notificationUrl, title, message, link, linkText string) error {
+	return am.sendShoutrrrAlert(notificationUrl, title, message, link, linkText, shoutrrr.Send)
+}
+
+func (am *AlertManager) sendShoutrrrAlert(notificationUrl, title, message, link, linkText string, send func(string, string) error) error {
 	// Parse the URL
 	parsedURL, err := url.Parse(notificationUrl)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -305,7 +321,7 @@ func (am *AlertManager) SendShoutrrrAlert(notificationUrl, title, message, link,
 	parsedURL.RawQuery = queryParams.Encode()
 	// log.Println("URL after modification:", parsedURL.String())
 
-	err = shoutrrr.Send(parsedURL.String(), message)
+	err = send(parsedURL.String(), message)
 
 	if err == nil {
 		am.hub.Logger().Info("Sent shoutrrr alert", "title", title)

internal/alerts/alerts_api.go

@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ package alerts
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
 	"slices"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/henrygd/beszel/internal/hub/utils"
+	"github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
 )
@@ -147,72 +145,16 @@ func (am *AlertManager) SendTestNotification(e *core.RequestEvent) error {
 	if err != nil || data.URL == "" {
 		return e.BadRequestError("URL is required", err)
 	}
-	// Only allow admins to send test notifications to internal URLs
+	send := shoutrrr.Send
 	if !e.Auth.IsSuperuser() && e.Auth.GetString("role") != "admin" {
-		internalURL, err := isInternalURL(data.URL)
+		send = sendPublicNotification
-		if err != nil {
+	}
-			return e.BadRequestError(err.Error(), nil)
+	err = am.sendShoutrrrAlert(data.URL, "Test Alert", "This is a notification from Beszel.", am.hub.Settings().Meta.AppURL, "View Beszel", send)
-		}
+	if errors.Is(err, errInternalDestination) || errors.Is(err, errUnrestrictedService) {
-		if internalURL {
+		return e.ForbiddenError(err.Error(), nil)
-			return e.ForbiddenError("Only admins can send to internal destinations", nil)
-		}
 	}
-	err = am.SendShoutrrrAlert(data.URL, "Test Alert", "This is a notification from Beszel.", am.hub.Settings().Meta.AppURL, "View Beszel")
 	if err != nil {
 		return e.JSON(200, map[string]string{"err": err.Error()})
 	}
 	return e.JSON(200, map[string]bool{"err": false})
 }
-
-// isInternalURL checks if the given shoutrrr URL points to an internal destination (localhost or private IP)
-func isInternalURL(rawURL string) (bool, error) {
-	parsedURL, err := url.Parse(rawURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	host := parsedURL.Hostname()
-	if host == "" {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	if strings.EqualFold(host, "localhost") {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	if ip := net.ParseIP(host); ip != nil {
-		return isInternalIP(ip), nil
-	}
-
-	// Some Shoutrrr URLs use the host position for service identifiers rather than a
-	// network hostname (for example, discord://token@webhookid). Restrict DNS lookups
-	// to names that look like actual hostnames so valid service URLs keep working.
-	if !strings.Contains(host, ".") {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	ips, err := net.LookupIP(host)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	if slices.ContainsFunc(ips, isInternalIP) {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	return false, nil
-}
-
-var cgnatNetwork = &net.IPNet{
-	IP:   net.IPv4(100, 64, 0, 0),
-	Mask: net.CIDRMask(10, 32),
-}
-
-func isInternalIP(ip net.IP) bool {
-	return ip.IsPrivate() ||
-		ip.IsLoopback() ||
-		ip.IsUnspecified() ||
-		ip.IsLinkLocalUnicast() ||
-		ip.IsMulticast() ||
-		cgnatNetwork.Contains(ip)
-}

internal/alerts/alerts_api_test.go

@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/henrygd/beszel/internal/alerts"
 	beszelTests "github.com/henrygd/beszel/internal/tests"
 	pbTests "github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
 
@@ -29,43 +30,6 @@ func jsonReader(v any) io.Reader {
 	return bytes.NewReader(data)
 }
 
-func TestIsInternalURL(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name     string
-		url      string
-		internal bool
-	}{
-		{name: "loopback ipv4", url: "generic://127.0.0.1", internal: true},
-		{name: "private ipv4", url: "generic://10.0.0.1", internal: true},
-		{name: "localhost hostname", url: "generic://localhost", internal: true},
-		{name: "localhost with path", url: "generic+http://localhost/api/v1/postStuff", internal: true},
-		{name: "loopback with port and path", url: "generic+http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/v1/postStuff", internal: true},
-		{name: "public hostname", url: "generic+https://beszel.dev/api/v1/postStuff", internal: false},
-		{name: "cloud metadata ipv4", url: "generic://169.254.169.254", internal: true},
-		{name: "link-local ipv4", url: "generic://169.254.1.1", internal: true},
-		{name: "link-local ipv6", url: "generic://[fe80::1]", internal: true},
-		{name: "mapped link-local ipv4", url: "generic://[::ffff:169.254.169.254]", internal: true},
-		{name: "cgnat lower boundary", url: "generic://100.64.0.0", internal: true},
-		{name: "cgnat upper boundary", url: "generic://100.127.255.255", internal: true},
-		{name: "below cgnat", url: "generic://100.63.255.255", internal: false},
-		{name: "above cgnat", url: "generic://100.128.0.0", internal: false},
-		{name: "multicast ipv4", url: "generic://224.0.0.1", internal: true},
-		{name: "multicast ipv6", url: "generic://[ff02::1]", internal: true},
-		{name: "public ipv4", url: "generic://8.8.8.8", internal: false},
-		{name: "public ipv6", url: "generic://[2001:4860:4860::8888]", internal: false},
-		{name: "token style service url", url: "discord://abc123@123456789", internal: false},
-		{name: "single label service url", url: "slack://token@team/channel", internal: false},
-	}
-
-	for _, testCase := range testCases {
-		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			internal, err := alerts.IsInternalURL(testCase.url)
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, testCase.internal, internal)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestUserAlertsApi(t *testing.T) {
 	hub, _ := beszelTests.NewTestHub(t.TempDir())
 	defer hub.Cleanup()
@@ -457,6 +421,17 @@ func TestSendTestNotification(t *testing.T) {
 	hub, user := beszelTests.GetHubWithUser(t)
 	defer hub.Cleanup()
 
+	var delivered atomic.Int32
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		delivered.Add(1)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+	localURL := "generic+" + server.URL
+
+	readonlyUser, err := beszelTests.CreateUserWithRole(hub, "readonly@example.com", "password123", "readonly")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	readonlyToken, err := readonlyUser.NewAuthToken()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	userToken, err := user.NewAuthToken()
 
 	adminUser, err := beszelTests.CreateUserWithRole(hub, "admin@example.com", "password123", "admin")
@@ -481,11 +456,11 @@ func TestSendTestNotification(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedContent: []string{"requires valid"},
 			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
 			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
-				"url": "generic://127.0.0.1",
+				"url": localURL,
 			}),
 		},
 		{
-			Name:           "POST /test-notification - with external auth should succeed",
+			Name:           "POST /test-notification - invalid service reports error",
 			Method:         http.MethodPost,
 			URL:            "/api/beszel/test-notification",
 			TestAppFactory: testAppFactory,
@@ -493,7 +468,7 @@ func TestSendTestNotification(t *testing.T) {
 				"Authorization": userToken,
 			},
 			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
-				"url": "generic://8.8.8.8",
+				"url": "unknown://example.com",
 			}),
 			ExpectedStatus:  200,
 			ExpectedContent: []string{"\"err\":"},
@@ -535,10 +510,10 @@ func TestSendTestNotification(t *testing.T) {
 				"Authorization": adminUserToken,
 			},
 			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
-				"url": "generic://127.0.0.1",
+				"url": localURL,
 			}),
 			ExpectedStatus:  200,
-			ExpectedContent: []string{"\"err\":"},
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"\"err\":false"},
 		},
 		{
 			Name:           "POST /test-notification - internal url with superuser auth should succeed",
@@ -549,14 +524,28 @@ func TestSendTestNotification(t *testing.T) {
 				"Authorization": superuserToken,
 			},
 			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
-				"url": "generic://127.0.0.1",
+				"url": localURL,
 			}),
 			ExpectedStatus:  200,
 			ExpectedContent: []string{"\"err\":"},
 		},
 	}
 
+	for _, url := range []string{localURL, "smtp://user:pass@127.0.0.1/?fromAddress=sender@example.com&toAddresses=recipient@example.com", "mqtt://127.0.0.1/topic"} {
+		scenarios = append(scenarios, beszelTests.ApiScenario{
+			Name:            "readonly cannot send to " + url,
+			Method:          http.MethodPost,
+			URL:             "/api/beszel/test-notification",
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+			Headers:         map[string]string{"Authorization": readonlyToken},
+			Body:            jsonReader(map[string]any{"url": url}),
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"Only admins"},
+		})
+	}
+
 	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
 		scenario.Test(t)
 	}
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 2, delivered.Load(), "only admin and superuser requests should reach the server")
 }

internal/alerts/alerts_test_helpers.go

@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ func (am *AlertManager) SetAlertTriggered(alert CachedAlertData, triggered bool)
 	return am.setAlertTriggered(alert, triggered)
 }
 
-func IsInternalURL(rawURL string) (bool, error) {
-	return isInternalURL(rawURL)
-}
-
 // BuildContainerLogExcerpt exposes buildContainerLogExcerpt for testing.
 func BuildContainerLogExcerpt(raw string) string {
 	return buildContainerLogExcerpt(raw)

internal/alerts/alerts_webhooks_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+//go:build testing
+
+package alerts_test
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/henrygd/beszel/internal/alerts"
+	beszelTests "github.com/henrygd/beszel/internal/tests"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestPersistedWebhooksUseCurrentOwnerRole(t *testing.T) {
+	hub, user := beszelTests.GetHubWithUser(t)
+	defer hub.Cleanup()
+	am := alerts.NewTestAlertManagerWithoutWorker(hub)
+
+	var delivered atomic.Int32
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		delivered.Add(1)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	settings, err := hub.FindFirstRecordByFilter("user_settings", "user={:user}", dbx.Params{"user": user.Id})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	settings.Set("settings", alerts.UserNotificationSettings{Webhooks: []string{"generic+" + server.URL}})
+	require.NoError(t, hub.Save(settings))
+	message := alerts.AlertMessageData{UserID: user.Id, Title: "Test", Message: "Persisted webhook"}
+
+	// Keep the same URL and manager while changing roles, so cached privileges
+	// or treating previously saved URLs as trusted would fail this test.
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name string
+		role string
+		want int32
+	}{
+		{"regular user", "user", 0},
+		{"readonly user", "readonly", 0},
+		{"promoted admin", "admin", 1},
+		{"demoted admin", "user", 1},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			user.Set("role", tc.role)
+			require.NoError(t, hub.Save(user))
+			// Webhook errors are logged; SendAlert continues to email delivery.
+			require.NoError(t, am.SendAlert(message))
+			require.Equal(t, tc.want, delivered.Load())
+		})
+	}
+
+	t.Run("missing owner fails closed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Model an orphaned settings record without deleting it through the
+		// normal user deletion cascade.
+		const missingOwner = "missingowner123"
+		settings.Set("user", missingOwner)
+		require.NoError(t, hub.SaveNoValidate(settings))
+		message.UserID = missingOwner
+		err := am.SendAlert(message)
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "load notification owner")
+		require.EqualValues(t, 1, delivered.Load())
+	})
+}

internal/alerts/notification_client.go

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+package alerts
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/netip"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr/pkg/router"
+	"github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr/pkg/types"
+)
+
+var (
+	errInternalDestination   = errors.New("Only admins can send to internal destinations")
+	errUnrestrictedService   = errors.New("Only admins can use this notification service") // Restrict services w/o custom connection support
+	publicNotificationDialer = &net.Dialer{
+		Timeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		// Control checks each resolved address immediately before connecting.
+		Control: func(_, address string, _ syscall.RawConn) error { return checkNotificationAddress(address) },
+	}
+	publicNotificationClient = newPublicNotificationClient()
+)
+
+func newPublicNotificationClient() *http.Client {
+	return &http.Client{
+		Timeout: 15 * time.Second,
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			// Do not use proxies: they can resolve the target themselves and
+			// bypass the destination check on our socket.
+			DialContext:         publicNotificationDialer.DialContext,
+			TLSHandshakeTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+			IdleConnTimeout:     90 * time.Second,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func checkNotificationAddress(address string) error {
+	addr, err := netip.ParseAddrPort(address)
+	if err != nil || addr.Addr().Zone() != "" {
+		return errInternalDestination
+	}
+	ip := net.IP(addr.Addr().AsSlice())
+	if !ip.IsGlobalUnicast() || isInternalIP(ip) {
+		return errInternalDestination
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func sendPublicNotification(rawURL, message string) error {
+	client := &notificationClient{Client: publicNotificationClient}
+	service, err := newPublicNotificationService(rawURL, types.SenderOptions{HTTPClient: client, DialContext: client.dialContext})
+	if err == nil {
+		if closer, ok := service.(io.Closer); ok {
+			defer closer.Close()
+		}
+		err = service.Send(message, &types.Params{})
+	}
+	// Some services format errors without preserving their error chain.
+	if client.blocked.Load() {
+		return errInternalDestination
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+type notificationClient struct {
+	*http.Client
+	blocked atomic.Bool
+}
+
+func (c *notificationClient) Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	response, err := c.Client.Do(req)
+	if errors.Is(err, errInternalDestination) {
+		c.blocked.Store(true)
+	}
+	return response, err
+}
+
+func (c *notificationClient) dialContext(ctx context.Context, network, address string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	conn, err := publicNotificationDialer.DialContext(ctx, network, address)
+	if errors.Is(err, errInternalDestination) {
+		c.blocked.Store(true)
+	}
+	return conn, err
+}
+
+func newPublicNotificationService(rawURL string, opts types.SenderOptions) (types.Service, error) {
+	r := &router.ServiceRouter{}
+	scheme, serviceURL, err := r.ExtractServiceName(rawURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	service, err := r.NewService(scheme)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	httpSetter, httpOK := service.(types.HTTPClientSetter)
+	dialSetter, dialOK := service.(types.DialContextSetter)
+	if (!httpOK || opts.HTTPClient == nil) && (!dialOK || opts.DialContext == nil) {
+		return nil, errUnrestrictedService
+	}
+	if serviceURL.Scheme != scheme {
+		custom, ok := service.(types.CustomURLService)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", router.ErrCustomURLsNotSupported, scheme)
+		}
+		serviceURL, err = custom.GetServiceURLFromCustom(serviceURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	// Shoutrrr v0.20.0 CreateSenderWithOptions injects only AFTER Initialize.
+	// Matrix can log in during Initialize, so inject before it as well.
+	if httpOK {
+		httpSetter.SetHTTPClient(opts.HTTPClient)
+	}
+	if dialOK {
+		dialSetter.SetDialContext(opts.DialContext)
+	}
+	if err := service.Initialize(serviceURL, nil); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Some initializers replace their HTTP client with a default client.
+	if httpOK {
+		httpSetter.SetHTTPClient(opts.HTTPClient)
+	}
+	if dialOK {
+		dialSetter.SetDialContext(opts.DialContext)
+	}
+	return service, nil
+}
+
+var cgnatNetwork = &net.IPNet{
+	IP:   net.IPv4(100, 64, 0, 0),
+	Mask: net.CIDRMask(10, 32),
+}
+
+func isInternalIP(ip net.IP) bool {
+	return ip.IsPrivate() ||
+		ip.IsLoopback() ||
+		ip.IsUnspecified() ||
+		ip.IsLinkLocalUnicast() ||
+		ip.IsMulticast() ||
+		cgnatNetwork.Contains(ip)
+}

internal/alerts/notification_client_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+package alerts
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr/pkg/types"
+	"golang.org/x/net/dns/dnsmessage"
+)
+
+func TestCheckNotificationAddress(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, host := range []string{"127.0.0.1", "10.0.0.1", "172.16.0.1", "192.168.0.1", "169.254.169.254", "100.64.0.0", "100.127.255.255", "0.0.0.0", "224.0.0.1", "255.255.255.255", "::1", "::", "fc00::1", "fe80::1", "ff02::1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::ffff:169.254.169.254", "fe80::1%lo", "localhost", "consul"} {
+		t.Run(host, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if err := checkNotificationAddress(net.JoinHostPort(host, "80")); !errors.Is(err, errInternalDestination) {
+				t.Fatalf("expected blocked address, got %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	for _, host := range []string{"8.8.8.8", "100.63.255.255", "100.128.0.0", "2001:4860:4860::8888"} {
+		if err := checkNotificationAddress(net.JoinHostPort(host, "443")); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("public address %s: %v", host, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublicNotificationBlocksInternalRequests(t *testing.T) {
+	var hits atomic.Int32
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		hits.Add(1)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+	host := strings.TrimPrefix(server.URL, "http://")
+	for _, rawURL := range []string{
+		"generic+http://" + host,
+		"generic+https://" + host,
+		"generic+http://localhost:" + strings.Split(host, ":")[1],
+		"matrix://user:password@" + host + "/room?disabletls=yes",
+		"mattermost://" + host + "/token?disabletls=yes",
+	} {
+		t.Run(rawURL, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if err := sendPublicNotification(rawURL, "test"); !errors.Is(err, errInternalDestination) {
+				t.Fatalf("expected internal destination error, got %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	if hits.Load() != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("internal server received a request")
+	}
+
+}
+
+type notificationRoundTripper func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+
+func (f notificationRoundTripper) RoundTrip(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) { return f(r) }
+
+func TestPublicNotificationRedirect(t *testing.T) {
+	client := newPublicNotificationClient()
+	defer client.CloseIdleConnections()
+	transport := client.Transport
+	client.Transport = notificationRoundTripper(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		if r.URL.Host == "public.example" {
+			return &http.Response{StatusCode: 307, Header: http.Header{"Location": {"http://127.0.0.1/"}}, Body: io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("")), Request: r}, nil
+		}
+		return transport.RoundTrip(r)
+	})
+	_, err := client.Get("http://public.example/")
+	if !errors.Is(err, errInternalDestination) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected redirect to be blocked, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublicNotificationServiceClient(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, rawURL := range []string{"generic+http://public.example/path", "discord://token@123456789", "slack://hook:AAAAAAAAA-BBBBBBBBB-123456789123456789123456@webhook"} {
+		t.Run(rawURL, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var hits int
+			client := &http.Client{Transport: notificationRoundTripper(func(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+				hits++
+				body := `{"ok":true}`
+				if strings.HasPrefix(rawURL, "slack:") {
+					body = "ok"
+				}
+				return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200, Header: make(http.Header), Body: io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(body)), Request: r}, nil
+			})}
+			service, err := newPublicNotificationService(rawURL, types.SenderOptions{HTTPClient: client})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if err := service.Send("test", &types.Params{}); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if hits == 0 {
+				t.Fatal("injected client was not used")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublicNotificationDNS(t *testing.T) {
+	// Supply deterministic DNS responses over an in-memory TCP connection.
+	// The first lookup sees a public IP; subsequent lookups see loopback.
+	var rebound atomic.Bool
+	resolver := &net.Resolver{PreferGo: true, Dial: func(ctx context.Context, network, address string) (net.Conn, error) {
+		client, server := net.Pipe()
+		go func() {
+			defer server.Close()
+			var size [2]byte
+			if _, err := io.ReadFull(server, size[:]); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			buf := make([]byte, binary.BigEndian.Uint16(size[:]))
+			if _, err := io.ReadFull(server, buf); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			var msg dnsmessage.Message
+			if err := msg.Unpack(buf); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			msg.Header.Response = true
+			msg.Header.RecursionAvailable = true
+			q := msg.Questions[0]
+			if q.Type == dnsmessage.TypeA {
+				ip := [4]byte{8, 8, 8, 8}
+				if rebound.Load() {
+					ip = [4]byte{127, 0, 0, 1}
+				}
+				msg.Answers = []dnsmessage.Resource{{Header: dnsmessage.ResourceHeader{Name: q.Name, Type: q.Type, Class: dnsmessage.ClassINET}, Body: &dnsmessage.AResource{A: ip}}}
+			}
+			buf, err := msg.Pack()
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(size[:], uint16(len(buf)))
+			server.Write(append(size[:], buf...))
+		}()
+		return client, nil
+	}}
+	// These tests do not run in parallel; restore the process resolver afterward.
+	previous := net.DefaultResolver
+	net.DefaultResolver = resolver
+	t.Cleanup(func() { net.DefaultResolver = previous })
+	ips, err := resolver.LookupIP(context.Background(), "ip4", "rebind.example")
+	if err != nil || len(ips) != 1 || !ips[0].Equal(net.IPv4(8, 8, 8, 8)) {
+		t.Fatalf("initial DNS lookup: %v, %v", ips, err)
+	}
+	rebound.Store(true)
+	client := newPublicNotificationClient()
+	defer client.CloseIdleConnections()
+	for _, host := range []string{"rebind.example", "consul"} {
+		guarded := &notificationClient{Client: client}
+		conn, dialErr := guarded.dialContext(context.Background(), "tcp", net.JoinHostPort(host, "25"))
+		if conn != nil {
+			conn.Close()
+		}
+		if !errors.Is(dialErr, errInternalDestination) || !guarded.blocked.Load() {
+			t.Errorf("expected TCP dial-time rejection for %s, got %v", host, dialErr)
+		}
+		_, err := client.Get("http://" + host + "/")
+		if !errors.Is(err, errInternalDestination) {
+			t.Errorf("expected dial-time rejection for %s, got %v", host, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublicNotificationTCP(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, rawURL := range []string{
+		"smtp://user:pass@HOST:25/?fromAddress=sender@example.com&toAddresses=recipient@example.com",
+		"smtp://user:pass@HOST:465/?fromAddress=sender@example.com&toAddresses=recipient@example.com",
+		"mqtt://HOST:1883/topic",
+		"mqtts://HOST:8883/topic",
+	} {
+		t.Run(rawURL, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			t.Run("internal destination", func(t *testing.T) {
+				err := sendPublicNotification(strings.ReplaceAll(rawURL, "HOST", "127.0.0.1"), "test")
+				if !errors.Is(err, errInternalDestination) {
+					t.Fatalf("expected blocked destination, got %v", err)
+				}
+			})
+			t.Run("public destination uses injected dialer", func(t *testing.T) {
+				var calls atomic.Int32
+				stopped := errors.New("test dial stopped")
+				service, err := newPublicNotificationService(strings.ReplaceAll(rawURL, "HOST", "8.8.8.8"), types.SenderOptions{
+					DialContext: func(ctx context.Context, network, address string) (net.Conn, error) {
+						calls.Add(1)
+						if network != "tcp" || !strings.HasPrefix(address, "8.8.8.8:") {
+							t.Errorf("unexpected dial: %s %s", network, address)
+						}
+						if err := checkNotificationAddress(address); err != nil {
+							t.Error(err)
+						}
+						return nil, stopped
+					},
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				if closer, ok := service.(io.Closer); ok {
+					defer closer.Close()
+				}
+				if err := service.Send("test", &types.Params{}); err == nil {
+					t.Fatal("expected dial failure")
+				}
+				if calls.Load() == 0 {
+					t.Fatal("custom dialer was not used")
+				}
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}