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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-41988 · published 23 April 2026

CVE-2026-41988: Uuidjs uuid vulnerability

UUuidjs · Uuid

uuid before 14.0.0 can make unexpected writes when external output buffers are used, and the UUID version is 3, 5, or 6. In particular, UUID version 4, which is very commonly used, is unaffected by this issue.

2.5 CVSS 3.1 Low EPSS 0.13% · top 97.8% CWE-670 · CWE-670
2.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References, 2 tagged exploit
8 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

uuid before 14.0.0 can make unexpected writes when external output buffers are used, and the UUID version is 3, 5, or 6. In particular, UUID version 4, which is very commonly used, is unaffected by this issue.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/commit/3d2c5b0342f0fcb52a5ac681c3d47c13e7444b34 Patch
https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/security/advisories/GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq ExploitVendor Advisory
https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/security/advisories/GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-41988), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.