aardappel lobster Parsing parser.h ParseStatements 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 vulnerability has been found in aardappel lobster up to 2025.4. Affected by this issue is the function lobster::Parser::ParseStatements in the library dev/src/lobster/parser.h of the component Parsing. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 2f45fe860d00990e79e13250251c1dde633f1f89. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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-2026-2259
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xfpq-772f-h5qw
References
Patch 3
More aardappel Lobster vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-02481 aardappel lobster idents.h TypeName recursion CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2026-01905 aardappel lobster wfc.h WaveFunctionCollapse memory corruption CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-2259 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2259 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xfpq-772f-h5qw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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