Summary
Togoder Security scanned the Go package github.com/google/uuid@v1.6.0 on Oct 5, 2026. An AI review of 16 source files produced no findings. No malicious behavior, install-time payloads, credential theft or exfiltration were identified.
Findings
No findings. The reviewer saw nothing malicious or risky in this version.
Files reviewed
| File | Verdict | What the reviewer saw |
|---|---|---|
| dce.go | safe | No malicious patterns detected |
| doc.go | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| hash.go | safe | No malicious patterns detected; this is a standard UUID implementation file with no suspicious behavior. |
| marshal.go | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| node.go | safe | This is a legitimate UUID library file that manages node ID generation using standard system interfaces, with no malicious patterns detected. |
| node_js.go | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| node_net.go | safe | No malicious patterns detected |
| null.go | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| sql.go | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| time.go | safe | This is a legitimate UUID time-handling module from the Go uuid package with no malicious patterns detected. |
| util.go | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| uuid.go | safe | No malicious patterns detected: this is the standard google/uuid package parsing, validation, and generation code with no exfiltration, credential harvesting, obfuscation, or process spawning. |
| version1.go | safe | No malicious patterns detected; this is a standard Version 1 UUID generation implementation from the go-uuid library. |
| version4.go | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
| version6.go | safe | No malicious patterns detected; the code implements standard UUIDv6 generation without network, filesystem, or process manipulation. |
| version7.go | safe | Cleared by Jev triage; no further analysis needed |
Frequently asked questions
Is github.com/google/uuid safe to use?
Our AI source review of github.com/google/uuid@v1.6.0 found no malicious code: no install-time payloads, credential theft, exfiltration, obfuscated loaders or backdoors.
Does github.com/google/uuid contain malware?
No malware was identified in github.com/google/uuid@v1.6.0 when Togoder Security scanned it on Oct 5, 2026. A new version can still introduce malicious code, so scan the exact versions in your lockfile.
How was github.com/google/uuid checked?
Togoder Security downloaded the published Go package and had an AI model read its 16 source files, looking for install scripts, credential access, network exfiltration, obfuscation, backdoors and crypto-wallet theft. The results are cached by file hash and shown here.
How do I scan github.com/google/uuid together with the rest of my dependencies?
Upload your lockfile at https://security.togoder.click/scan or call the API documented at https://security.togoder.click/api-docs. Files that have already been scanned, like the ones in github.com/google/uuid@v1.6.0, cost nothing.