# CVE-2026-2258: aardappel lobster wfc.h WaveFunctionCollapse memory corruption

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-02-10 · Updated: 2026-02-23

## Affected

- aardappel lobster: 2025.0, 2025.1, 2025.2, 2025.3, 2025.4

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on aardappel lobster, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.345005
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.345005
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.753167
- https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/issues/395
- https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/issues/395#issuecomment-3849012938
- https://github.com/oneafter/0204/blob/main/lob1/repro.lobster
- https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/commit/c2047a33e1ac2c42ab7e8704b33f7ea518a11ffd
- https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/

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