# CVE-2026-2259: aardappel lobster Parsing parser.h ParseStatements 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=none, 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 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.

## 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.345006
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.345006
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.753168
- https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/issues/396
- https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/issues/396#issuecomment-3849019040
- https://github.com/oneafter/0204/blob/main/lob2/repro.lobster
- https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/commit/2f45fe860d00990e79e13250251c1dde633f1f89
- https://github.com/aardappel/lobster/

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