diff --git a/app/api/routes.py b/app/api/routes.py
index e41b505..0deb05b 100644
--- a/app/api/routes.py
+++ b/app/api/routes.py
@@ -339,11 +339,33 @@ def check_lookup_rate_limit(client_ip: str) -> tuple[bool, int]:
 
     window = current_app.config.get("LOOKUP_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW", 60)
     max_requests = current_app.config.get("LOOKUP_RATE_LIMIT_MAX", 60)
+    max_entries = current_app.config.get("LOOKUP_RATE_LIMIT_MAX_ENTRIES", 10000)
 
     now = time.time()
     cutoff = now - window
 
     with _lookup_rate_limit_lock:
+        # ENUM-002: Memory protection - prune if at capacity
+        if len(_lookup_rate_limit_requests) >= max_entries:
+            if client_ip not in _lookup_rate_limit_requests:
+                # Evict expired entries first
+                expired = [
+                    ip
+                    for ip, reqs in _lookup_rate_limit_requests.items()
+                    if not reqs or reqs[-1] <= cutoff
+                ]
+                for ip in expired:
+                    del _lookup_rate_limit_requests[ip]
+
+                # If still at capacity, evict oldest entries
+                if len(_lookup_rate_limit_requests) >= max_entries:
+                    sorted_ips = sorted(
+                        _lookup_rate_limit_requests.items(),
+                        key=lambda x: x[1][-1] if x[1] else 0,
+                    )
+                    for ip, _ in sorted_ips[: max_entries // 4]:
+                        del _lookup_rate_limit_requests[ip]
+
         requests = _lookup_rate_limit_requests[client_ip]
         requests[:] = [t for t in requests if t > cutoff]
 
diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 0725662..9f93765 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ class Config:
     )
     LOOKUP_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW = int(os.environ.get("FLASKPASTE_LOOKUP_RATE_WINDOW", "60"))
     LOOKUP_RATE_LIMIT_MAX = int(os.environ.get("FLASKPASTE_LOOKUP_RATE_MAX", "60"))
+    # ENUM-002: Maximum tracked IPs for lookup rate limiting (memory protection)
+    LOOKUP_RATE_LIMIT_MAX_ENTRIES = int(
+        os.environ.get("FLASKPASTE_LOOKUP_RATE_MAX_ENTRIES", "10000")
+    )
 
     # Audit Logging
     # Track security-relevant events (paste creation, deletion, rate limits, etc.)