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.
Exact source revision recorded 24 Oct 2026 13:20:06 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
nvd · CVE-2015-8851
PublishedNVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.
Source analysis status: Modified
Weakness classifications: CWE-331
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published: 2020-01-30T21:15:14.653
lastModified: 2026-10-07T21:16:59.953
1 source CPE criteria · context only
- cpe:2.3:a:node-uuid_project:node-uuid:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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