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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-41907

uuid is for the creation of RFC9562 (formerly RFC4122) UUIDs.

Published Apr 24, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · uuid is for the

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-41907. EPSS is 0.38%. Act only if a listed version of uuid is for the is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (uuid is for the).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.38%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe uuidjs/uuid

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.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe uuidjs/uuid12.0.0
  • cpe uuidjs/uuid13.0.0

How to fix CVE-2026-41907

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-41907. EPSS is 0.38%. Act only if a listed version of uuid is for the is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 12.0.0, 13.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write; CWE-823. EPSS 0.38%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41907

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-41907

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 allows silent partial writes into caller-provided buffers. This vulnerability is fi

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.