TI-2026-76166 Aliases CVE-2026-112014 GHSA-rpw3-ccp2-4v8w

Hardcoded password in LobsterAI exposes provider API keys in exports

LOW 29CWE-321Published 2026-10-18 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Passive
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-321.

Summary

LobsterAI before 2026.10.16 contains a hardcoded password that is used to encrypt exported provider API keys. An attacker who obtains 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. The flaw is classified as CWE-321. Exploitation requires local access with user interaction, and the sources report no known exploitation.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00126 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed LobsterAI (netease-youdao): 2026.10.16

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
netease-youdao	LobsterAI	before 2026.10.16	2026.10.16	Patch available	CNA

LobsterAI Vendornetease-youdao Affected before 2026.10.16 Fixed in 2026.10.16 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update LobsterAI to version 2026.10.16 or later, which fixes the issue. The sources list no vendor advisory identifier for this fix.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Fix · CNA LobsterAI (netease-youdao) Fixed in 2026.10.16

Timeline

2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112014
2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-rpw3-ccp2-4v8w
2026-10-19 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/commit/1eb28c40d7e42d6cbade07874e6f6c068b6a9a64

Other 4

TI-2024-06574 SQL Injection in netease-youdao/qanything CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-09510 HTTP Request Smuggling in netease-youdao/qanything CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-11923 Local File Inclusion in netease-youdao/qanything CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-11922 Unauthenticated DoS by Sending Large Filename at File Upload Endpoint in netease-youdao/qanything CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-07438 CORS Misconfiguration in netease-youdao/qanything CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-07440 CSRF due to overly permissive CORS headers in netease-youdao/qanything CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1

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Sources

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