CVE-2026-41988

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.

CVSS Vector

References

• https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/commit/3d2c5b0342f0fcb52a5ac681c3d47c13e7444b34
• https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/security/advisories/GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq
• https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/security/advisories/GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pq