🛡️ CVE-2026-41907 on Debian — node-uuid

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

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.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-41907 as tracked by Debian, for the package node-uuid. The fix is available in version 14.0.0+~11.0.0-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.

Weakness class

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41907 is classified as CWE-1285: Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input. The product receives input that is expected to specify an index, position, or offset into an indexable resource such as a buffer or file, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the specified index/position/offset has the required properties.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41907 is recorded against 1 package.

  • node-uuid (fixed in 14.0.0+~11.0.0-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 24 April 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2026-41907 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-04-24
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
node-uuid — 14.0.0+~11.0.0-1

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