CVE-2026-41988

low

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.

References

https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/security/advisories/GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq

https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/commit/3d2c5b0342f0fcb52a5ac681c3d47c13e7444b34

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-23

Updated: 2026-04-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.2

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

Severity: Low

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00012