diff --git a/gateway/platforms/yuanbao_media.py b/gateway/platforms/yuanbao_media.py
index 85abb30494a8..e876d620773f 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/yuanbao_media.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/yuanbao_media.py
@@ -220,18 +220,19 @@ async def download_url(
     # SSRF protection: yuanbao downloads model-supplied and inbound URLs
     # server-side. Reject private/internal targets up front, and re-validate
     # every redirect hop so a public URL can't 302 to http://169.254.169.254/.
-    from tools.url_safety import is_safe_url
+    from tools.url_safety import is_safe_url, redirect_target_from_response
 
     if not is_safe_url(url):
         raise ValueError(f"Blocked unsafe URL (SSRF protection): {url}")
 
     async def _redirect_guard(response: httpx.Response) -> None:
-        if response.is_redirect and response.next_request:
-            redirect_url = str(response.next_request.url)
-            if not is_safe_url(redirect_url):
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"Blocked redirect to private/internal address: {redirect_url}"
-                )
+        # response.next_request is frequently None inside an httpx response hook
+        # even for a genuine 302, so resolve the hop from the Location header.
+        redirect_url = redirect_target_from_response(response)
+        if redirect_url and not is_safe_url(redirect_url):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Blocked redirect to private/internal address: {redirect_url}"
+            )
 
     max_bytes = max_size_mb * 1024 * 1024
     async with httpx.AsyncClient(
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_yuanbao_media_ssrf.py b/tests/gateway/test_yuanbao_media_ssrf.py
index 329a18e7c920..a8217913cd08 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_yuanbao_media_ssrf.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_yuanbao_media_ssrf.py
@@ -90,3 +90,71 @@ def stream(self, method, url, **kw):
         # The guarded client must register a redirect event hook.
         assert fetched["hooks"] is not None
         assert "response" in fetched["hooks"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_redirect_to_metadata_blocked(self, monkeypatch):
+        """A 302 whose Location points at a metadata address is rejected even
+        though httpx leaves response.next_request unset inside the hook.
+
+        Regression: the guard used to key on response.next_request, which is
+        None inside an httpx response event hook, so redirect-based SSRF (a
+        public URL 302-ing to 169.254.169.254) was never blocked.
+        """
+        import gateway.platforms.yuanbao_media as ym
+        from tools import url_safety
+
+        # Public pre-flight passes; the redirect target does not.
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            url_safety, "is_safe_url", lambda u: str(u).startswith("https://example.com")
+        )
+
+        captured = {}
+
+        class _FakeResp:
+            headers = {"content-type": "image/png", "content-length": "3"}
+            is_redirect = False
+            next_request = None
+
+            def raise_for_status(self):
+                pass
+
+            async def aiter_bytes(self, _n):
+                yield b"png"
+
+        class _FakeStream:
+            async def __aenter__(self):
+                return _FakeResp()
+
+            async def __aexit__(self, *a):
+                return False
+
+        class _FakeClient:
+            def __init__(self, *a, **kw):
+                captured["guard"] = kw["event_hooks"]["response"][0]
+
+            async def __aenter__(self):
+                return self
+
+            async def __aexit__(self, *a):
+                return False
+
+            async def head(self, url):
+                return _FakeResp()
+
+            def stream(self, method, url, **kw):
+                return _FakeStream()
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(ym.httpx, "AsyncClient", _FakeClient)
+
+        await download_url("https://example.com/image.png")
+        guard = captured["guard"]
+
+        class _RedirectResp:
+            # A genuine 302 as seen inside the hook: Location set, next_request None.
+            is_redirect = True
+            url = "https://example.com/image.png"
+            headers = {"location": "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/"}
+            next_request = None
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Blocked redirect"):
+            await guard(_RedirectResp())