Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation Affecting node-uuid package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-NODEUUID-16159022
  • published23 Apr 2026
  • disclosed23 Apr 2026

Introduced: 23 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-41988  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-670  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:12 node-uuid.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream node-uuid package and not the node-uuid package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1