CVE-2025-59037

DuckDB NPM packages 1.3.3 and 1.29.2 briefly compromised with malware

HIGH

8.6

CVSS Score

Published: September 9, 2025 at 08:26 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:45 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorDuckdb Node

Using duckdb-node by duckdb?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect duckdb-node - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available

Start Free Sign In

Severity

HIGH8.6

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system. On 08 September 2025, the DuckDB distribution for Node.js on npm was compromised with malware (along with several other packages). An attacker published new versions of four of DuckDB's packages that included malicious code to interfere with cryptocoin transactions* According to the npm statistics, nobody has downloaded these packages before they were deprecated. The packages and versions `@duckdb/[email protected]`, `@duckdb/[email protected]`, `[email protected]`, and `@duckdb/[email protected]` were affected. DuckDB immediately deprecated the specific versions, engaged npm support to delete the affected verions, and re-released the node packages with higher version numbers (1.3.4/1.30.0). Users may upgrade to versions 1.3.4, 1.30.0, or a higher version to protect themselves. As a workaround, they may also downgrade to 1.3.2 or 1.29.1.