Vulnerability · CVE-2026-2887
A security vulnerability has been detected in aardappel lobster up to 2025.4.
Published Feb 21, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A security vulnerability has
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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-2887. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of A security vulnerability has is installed.
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- Severity
- Low1.9
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.22%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe strlen/lobster
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.
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- cpe strlen/lobsterversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-2887
Recommended remediation
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Official advisories
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Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-2887. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of A security vulnerability has is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-404; CWE-674. EPSS 0.22%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Timeline
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Feb 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2887
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-2887
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2887
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 exp
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.