CVE catalog
CVE-2026-41907
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 all
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.1
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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.35% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-uuid | sid | 14.0.3-2 | fixed |
| Debian | node-uuid | forky | 14.0.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-uuid | trixie | 8.3.2+~8.3.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | node-uuid | bookworm | 8.3.2+~8.3.3-3 | vulnerable |
| Cpe | node-uuid | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Cpe | uuid | Not reported | 11.1.1 | fixed |
| Cpe | uuid | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Npm | uuid | Not reported | 13.0.1 | fixed |
| Npm | uuid | Not reported | 12.0.1 | fixed |
| Npm | uuid | Not reported | 13.0.1 | fixed |
| Cpe | uuid | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-uuid | source | sid | 14.0.0+~11.0.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-uuid | source | forky | 14.0.0+~11.0.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-uuid | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-uuid | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | uuid | cpe | Not reported | 11.1.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Npm | uuid | npm | Not reported | 13.0.1 | Not reported | GHSA-W5HQ-G745-H8PQ | Not reported |
| Npm | uuid | npm | Not reported | 12.0.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Npm | uuid | npm | Not reported | 13.0.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Notes
[trixie] node-uuid: Minor issue [bookworm] node-uuid: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [node-uuid]Affected
Details (2)
8.3.2+~8.3.3-3· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · node-uuid · debian · bookworm; nvd · node-uuid · debian · 12
8.3.2+~8.3.3-3· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · node-uuid · debian · bookworm; nvd · node-uuid · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [node-uuid]Affected
Details (2)
8.3.2+~8.3.4-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · node-uuid · debian · 13
8.3.2+~8.3.4-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · node-uuid · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/security/advisories/GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41907]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41907]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-41907]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41907.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-2112.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]