uuid is for the creation of RFC9562 (formerly RFC4122) UUIDs. Prior to 14.0.0, v3, v5, and v6 accept external output buffers but do not reject out-of-range writes (small buf or large offset). This allows silent partial writes into caller-provided buffers. This vulnerability is fixed in 14.0.0.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq uuid: Missing buffer bounds check in v3/v5/v6 when buf is provided
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History

Mon, 11 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:uuidjs:uuid:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:uuidjs:uuid:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:uuidjs:uuid:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


Fri, 08 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Uuidjs
Uuidjs uuid
Vendors & Products Uuidjs
Uuidjs uuid

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Description uuid is for the creation of RFC9562 (formerly RFC4122) UUIDs. Prior to 14.0.0, v3, v5, and v6 accept external output buffers but do not reject out-of-range writes (small buf or large offset). This allows silent partial writes into caller-provided buffers. This vulnerability is fixed in 14.0.0.
Title uuid: Missing buffer bounds check in `v3`/`v5`/`v6` when `buf` is provided
Weaknesses CWE-787
CWE-823
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-27T13:35:34.363Z

Reserved: 2026-04-22T15:11:54.673Z

Link: CVE-2026-41907

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-27T13:13:52.388Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-24T19:17:14.490

Modified: 2026-05-11T13:53:19.343

Link: CVE-2026-41907

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-04-24T18:09:24Z

Links: CVE-2026-41907 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T06:00:09Z

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