High 7.5Published Jan 30, 2020

CVE-2015-8851node-uuid before 1.4.4 uses insufficiently random data to create a GUID, which could make it easier for attackers to have unspecified impact via brute force guessing.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:30 UTC)

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node-uuid before 1.4.4 uses insufficiently random data to create a GUID, which could make it easier for attackers to have unspecified impact via brute force guessing.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-331
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

node-uuid_project node-uuid node-uuid_project:node-uuid	before 1.4.4	NVD

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/13/8mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1327056issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
https://github.com/broofa/node-uuid/commit/672f3834ed02c798aa021c618d0a5666c8da000dpatch
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/93third-party-advisory

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