CVE-2026-41988 | uuidjs uuid up to 13.x control flow

VDB-359111 · CVE-2026-41988 · GCVE-0-2026-41988 UUIDJS UUID UP TO 13.X CONTROL FLOW HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 2.8 $0-$5k 2.60+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in uuidjs uuid up to 13.x. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to control flow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-41988. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in uuidjs uuid up to 13.x. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a control flow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-670. The code contains a control flow path that does not reflect the algorithm that the path is intended to implement, leading to incorrect behavior any time this path is navigated. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is: 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. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-41988 since 04/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. Upgrading to version 14.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Productinfo Vendor uuidjs Name uuid Version 13.x Website Product: https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.8 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.8 VulDB Base Score: 2.5 VulDB Temp Score: 2.4 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 3.2 CNA Vector (MITRE): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Control flow CWE: CWE-670 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: Partially Local: Yes Remote: No Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: uuid 14.0.0 Timelineinfo 04/23/2026 Advisory disclosed 04/23/2026 +0 days CVE reserved 04/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: github.com Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-41988 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41988 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359111 Entryinfo Created: 04/23/2026 07:19 Changes: 04/23/2026 07:19 (62) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:4F6:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸