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LobsterAI EUVDEUVD-2026-103467

| CVE-2026-112014 MEDIUM
Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key (CWE-321)
2026-10-18 VulnCheck GHSA-rpw3-ccp2-4v8w
6.8
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain leaked providers export JSON file
  2. Exploit
    Read hardcoded password 'lobsterai-APP' from public source
  3. Execution
    Derive AES-GCM key via PBKDF2 with embedded salt
  4. Impact
    Decrypt and recover all provider API keys

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Key management, no hard-coded keys
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to obtain a providers export file produced by LobsterAI's 'export providers' feature (named like 'lobsterai-providers-<date>.json', version 2, encryption keySource 'password'). The file encrypts each provider's apiKey with the compile-time constant EXPORT_PASSWORD ('lobsterai-APP') rather than a user-chosen secret, so no password guessing or brute force is needed. Limiting factors that reduce real-world exposure: a user must have actively used the export function (UI:P), the attacker must gain access to the resulting file through a separate channel (leak, shared storage, repository, or backup), and the vulnerability is not reachable over the network against the running application (AV:L). Versions before 2026.10.16 are affected; 2026.10.16 and later remediate it.

Impact

This is a genuine but moderate-priority confidentiality issue, not a high-urgency remote threat. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H) scores 6.8 and the signals are internally consistent: the local attack vector and passive user-interaction requirement correctly reflect that an attacker cannot reach the flaw remotely - they must first obtain a providers export file that a user chose to generate. The high confidentiality impact (VC:H) with no integrity or availability impact is appropriate, since the only consequence is disclosure of third-party AI provider API keys. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or published proof-of-concept exploit was provided in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation; however, the hardcoded constant 'lobsterai-APP' and the exact source locations are publicly visible on GitHub, meaning the decryption technique is trivially reproducible by anyone who reads the code. The real risk is therefore driven by data exposure (leaked, shared, or backed-up export files) rather than by direct attack against the running application, and it is bounded by the relatively small deployment footprint of this product. Treat as a routine patch-when-convenient item that becomes urgent only if export files are known to have circulated.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A LobsterAI user exports their provider configuration and the resulting JSON file is leaked - committed to a repository, attached to a support ticket, or synced to cloud backup. An attacker obtains the file and, using the publicly known hardcoded password 'lobsterai-APP', derives the AES-GCM key via PBKDF2 from the embedded salt and decrypts every stored third-party AI provider API key. No proof-of-concept is published, but the technique is fully described by the vulnerable source and requires only the leaked file plus local offline computation.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 18, 2026

LobsterAI before 2026.10.16 encrypts exported provider API keys with a hardcoded compile-time constant ('lobsterai-APP') instead of a user-supplied secret, so anyone who obtains a provider export file can derive the AES-GCM key via PBKDF2 with the embedded salt and recover every third-party AI provider API key in cleartext. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/PR:N/UI:P, VC:H only) reflects that exploitation is unauthenticated in principle but requires the victim to have used the export feature and the attacker to separately obtain the resulting JSON file - this is a moderate-priority confidentiality issue, not a high-urgency remote threat, and no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis. Netease Youdao has released a fix in LobsterAI 2026.10.16.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade to LobsterAI 2026.10.16 or later, which replaces the hardcoded-constant export path with the ProviderTransferDialog/useProviderTransfer implementation (commit 1eb28c40d7e42d6cbade07874e6f6c068b6a9a64); see https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/releases/tag/2026.10.16. Upgrading alone does not undo the exposure, so also rotate or revoke every third-party AI provider API key that was present in any previously exported providers JSON, and delete or quarantine those files from shared storage, repositories, ticketing systems, chat history, and backups (treat them as plaintext secrets - the AES-GCM layer offers no protection). Until upgrading, stop using the 'export providers' feature and block it via endpoint policy if it must be prevented, accepting that this breaks legitimate migration workflows. Searching code repositories and file shares for the filename pattern 'lobsterai-providers-*.json' and for export payloads containing "keySource": "password" will identify leaked exports; removing such a file from version control history requires a history rewrite, and any key in it must be considered compromised from the moment it was committed.

Affected VersionsENISA

LobsterAI 0 <2026.10.16

Affected Packages

euvd lobsterai fix: 2026.10.16

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key) is realized here in the renderer layer of the LobsterAI Electron desktop application. The settings UI imported an EXPORT_PASSWORD constant from src/renderer/constants/app.ts (line 4) and used it as DEFAULT_EXPORT_PASSWORD when building a version-2 providers export payload; each provider's apiKey was wrapped with encryptWithPassword(), producing an AES-GCM ciphertext whose key is derived via PBKDF2 from that constant plus a salt stored alongside the data in the export file. Because both the passphrase and the derivation parameters travel in (or are fixed for) the file, the encryption provides no confidentiality against anyone holding the export - no password guessing or brute force is required, which is why the assessed vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:N with UI:R and only a confidentiality (VC:H) impact. The patch commit 1eb28c40d7e42d6cbade07874e6f6c068b6a9a64 deletes the hardcoded export/import logic and the ProviderExportEntry/ProvidersExportPayload types from Settings.tsx and moves the functionality into a ProviderTransferDialog component and a useProviderTransfer hook, changing the key source away from a static constant. CPE cpe:2.3:a:netease-youdao:lobsterai:* confirms all builds prior to the 2026.10.16 release tag are affected.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 6.8 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.5 MEDIUM

Attacker needs the locally obtained export file (AV:L) created by a user action (UI:R); decryption with the public constant needs no privileges (PR:N), and only API keys are disclosed (C:H, I:N, A:N).

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Passive
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

LobsterAI before 2026.10.16 contains a hardcoded password vulnerability that allows attackers to decrypt exported provider API keys encrypted with the constant 'lobsterai-APP'. Attackers who obtain a providers export file can derive the AES-GCM key via PBKDF2 using the embedded salt and recover every third-party AI provider API key.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche AI desktop application, limited production deployment footprint
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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