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CVE-2015-8851

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CVE-2015-8851 describes a vulnerability in node-uuid versions prior to 1.4.4, where the GUID generation process uses insufficiently random data. This flaw could allow attackers to more easily guess GUIDs through brute force, potentially leading to an unspecified impact. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, posing a high confidentiality risk. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:node-uuid_project:node-uuid:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0226 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: node-uuidFixed in: 1.4.4
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2Fixed in: atomic-openshift-0:3.2.1.1-1.git.0.96f9555.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2Fixed in: heapster-0:1.1.0-1.beta2.el7
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: nodejs010-nodejs-node-uuid

Vendor Advisories (2)

npmGHSA-265q-28rp-chq5high

Insecure Entropy Source - Math.random() in node-uuid

Apr 16, 2020
redhatCVE-2015-8851Moderate

nodejs-node-uuid: insecure entropy source - Math.random()

Mar 30, 2016

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / broofa/node-uuid/commit/672f3834ed02c798aa021c618d0a5666c8da000d
Patch
nodesecurity.io / advisories/93
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/04/13/8
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory