CVE-2026-41988Disclosure(uuidjs / uuid)

LOWCVSS 2.5 · LOW

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-670

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • uuid

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
uuid

2 versions affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-23: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-23: 104-23
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    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 … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41988

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE‑2026‑41988, noting that uuid versions 3, 5, 6 (and 4) prior to 14.0.0 can perform unexpected writes when external output buffers are used.

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CPE platform detail3 entries

3 of 3 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appuuidjsuuid-node.js-
Appuuidjsuuid12.0.0node.js-
Appuuidjsuuid13.0.0node.js-

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