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CVE-2026-41988

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.
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:a4f499b35140147e1537d86bf60e76f1c7220100eb61d4be3bb72f0c1dc75ad3
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageURL":"pkg:npm/uuid","product":"uuid","vendor":"uuidjs","versions":[{"lessThan":"14.0.0","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:519ab0663c2f27748680d91e1a6529fce2e439e9f7bf0cab17e8f7fe166c1e6a · sha256:d5a40b3318faca83… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":3.2,"baseSeverity":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:519ab0663c2f27748680d91e1a6529fce2e439e9f7bf0cab17e8f7fe166c1e6a · sha256:d5a40b3318faca83… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-670","description":"CWE-670 Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:519ab0663c2f27748680d91e1a6529fce2e439e9f7bf0cab17e8f7fe166c1e6a · sha256:d5a40b3318faca83… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

3 source assertions
{"url":"https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/commit/3d2c5b0342f0fcb52a5ac681c3d47c13e7444b34"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:519ab0663c2f27748680d91e1a6529fce2e439e9f7bf0cab17e8f7fe166c1e6a · sha256:d5a40b3318faca83… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/security/advisories/GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:519ab0663c2f27748680d91e1a6529fce2e439e9f7bf0cab17e8f7fe166c1e6a · sha256:d5a40b3318faca83… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"url":"https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/security/advisories/GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:519ab0663c2f27748680d91e1a6529fce2e439e9f7bf0cab17e8f7fe166c1e6a · sha256:d5a40b3318faca83… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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