aardappel lobster wfc.h WaveFunctionCollapse memory corruption
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A flaw has been found in aardappel lobster up to 2025.4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function WaveFunctionCollapse in the library dev/src/lobster/wfc.h. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called c2047a33e1ac2c42ab7e8704b33f7ea518a11ffd. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2258
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8837-98gj-mqw6
References
Patch 3
More aardappel Lobster vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-02481 aardappel lobster idents.h TypeName recursion CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2026-01906 aardappel lobster Parsing parser.h ParseStatements memory corruption CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-2258 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2258 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8837-98gj-mqw6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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