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LobsterAI before 2026.10.16 Hardcoded Password in Provider API Key Export

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Severity
medium
Date
Affecting
  • LobsterAI >= 0, < 2026.10.16

CWE
  • CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
CVSS
6.8
CVSS V4 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
Credit
George Chen
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.

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