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CVE-2026-108156: LobsterAI 2026.5.27 through 2026.9.23 Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Skill _meta.json

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-09 · updated 2026-10-14
• Weakness: CWE-73

Description

LobsterAI 2026.5.27 through 2026.9.23 contains an external control of file path vulnerability in the skills:delete IPC handler that trusts the openclawSourceDir value from a skill's _meta.json during uninstall. Attackers who convince a user to install a crafted skill can make uninstallation recursively delete arbitrary user-writable directories, such as the home directory, since the security scanner never inspects _meta.json.

Affected products

• netease-youdao LobsterAI: from 2026.5.27 through 2026.9.23

References

• https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI
• https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/blob/791a352dee3b3d8c6f64edcaf229ce474a68f6c5/src/main/ipcHandlers/skills/handlers.ts#L60-L78
• https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/commit/82fdfe10d1b85d0ff734aa720e18c866b4be2406
• https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/issues/2793
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lobsterai-2026.5.27-through-2026.9.23-arbitrary-directory-deletion-via-skill-meta-json
• https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/issues/2793

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