Vulnerability · Published Apr 23, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-41988
Low 3.2
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in uuid from uuidjs. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.2Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | node-uuid | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41988 |
| Debian:13 | node-uuid | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41988 |
| Debian:14 | node-uuid | 14.0.0+~11.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41988 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | node-uuid | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | node-uuid | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | node-uuid | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | node-uuid | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | node-uuid | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988 |
| npm | uuid | 13.0.1 | GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq |
| npm | uuid | 12.0.1 | GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq |
| npm | uuid | 11.1.1 | GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-670 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N