CVE-2026-41988

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

2.5 low

EPSS

<1%p8

Published

Apr 23, 2026 (Apr 23, 2026)

Modified

Jul 8, 2026

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.

Vendors: uuidjs
Products: uuid
Weakness: CWE-670
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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