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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2026-2887 Detail

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in aardappel lobster up to 2025.4. This impacts the function lobster::TypeName in the library dev/src/lobster/idents.h. Such manipulation leads to uncontrolled recursion. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2026.1 will fix this issue. The name of the patch is 8ba49f98ccfc9734ef352146806433a41d9f9aa6. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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CNA:  VulDB
CVSS-BT 1.9 LOW
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/ VulDB Product 
https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/commit/8ba49f98ccfc9734ef352146806433a41d9f9aa6 VulDB Patch 
https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/issues/397 VulDB Exploit  Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/issues/397#issuecomment-3849015088 VulDB Exploit  Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/releases/tag/v2026.1 VulDB Release Notes 
https://github.com/oneafter/0204/blob/main/lob3/repro.lobster VulDB Third Party Advisory 
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347181 VulDB Permissions Required  VDB Entry 
https://vuldb.com/?id.347181 VulDB Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://vuldb.com/?submit.755026 VulDB Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion cwe source acceptance level NIST   VulDB  
CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release VulDB  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-2887
NVD Published Date:
02/21/2026
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
VulDB