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title: "CVE-2026-108156: LobsterAI - Path Traversal"
description: "LobsterAI 2026.5.27 through 2026.9.23 contains an external control of file path vulnerability caused by trusting openclawSourceDir from a skill's _meta.json in the skills:delete IPC handler, letting attackers cause recursive deletion of arbitrary user-writable directories during skill uninstallation, exploit requires user to install a crafted skill."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-108156/
---

# CVE-2026-108156 LobsterAI - Path Traversal

LobsterAI 2026.5.27 through 2026.9.23 contains an external control of file path vulnerability caused by trusting openclawSourceDir from a skill's \_meta.json in the skills:delete IPC handler, letting attackers cause recursive deletion of arbitrary user-writable directories during skill uninstallation, exploit requires user to install a crafted skill.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.12% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108156)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

Denial Of Service, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Published

9 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-73](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/73.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 2026.9.23 or apply patches that validate openclawSourceDir in \_meta.json.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108156](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108156)
- [https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI](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/blob/791a352dee3b3d8c6f64edcaf229ce474a68f6c5/src/main/ipcHandlers/skills/handlers.ts#L60-L78)
- [https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/commit/82fdfe10d1b85d0ff734aa720e18c866b4be2406](https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/commit/82fdfe10d1b85d0ff734aa720e18c866b4be2406)
- [https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/issues/2793](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://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lobsterai-2026.5.27-through-2026.9.23-arbitrary-directory-deletion-via-skill-meta-json)

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