{"id":"CVE-2026-41988","aliases":["CVE-2026-41907","GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41988","summary":"uuid: Missing buffer bounds check in v3/v5/v6 when buf is provided","details":"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.","published":"2026-04-23T04:00:54.960Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:18.473076501Z","cvss":{"score":3.2,"severity":"LOW","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"uuid","fixedVersion":"11.1.1"},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"uuid","fixedVersion":"12.0.1"},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"uuid","fixedVersion":"13.0.1"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/commit/3d2c5b0342f0fcb52a5ac681c3d47c13e7444b34","label":"uuidjs/uuid@3d2c5b0"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41988.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/security/advisories/GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41988"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/commit/3d2c5b0342f0fcb52a5ac681c3d47c13e7444b34"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:18.473076501Z"}}