CVE-2026-41988 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00012.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

uuidjs

uuid

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 14.0.0

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/commit/3d2c5b0342f0fcb52a5ac681c3d47c13e7444b34
https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/security/advisories/GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq

History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Weaknesses		CWE-670
References		https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/commit/3d2c5b0342f0fcb52a5ac681c3d47c13e7444b34 https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/security/advisories/GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 3.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-04-23T04:00:54.960Z

Updated: 2026-04-23T16:22:56.684Z

Reserved: 2026-04-23T04:00:54.532Z

Link: CVE-2026-41988

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-23T14:48:58.864Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-23T05:16:05.613

Modified: 2026-04-23T18:16:29.837

Link: CVE-2026-41988

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-670

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