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Security incident · CVE-2025-59037

DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system.

Published Sep 9, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 10, 2025 · DuckDB is an analytical

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-59037. EPSS is 0.37%. Act only if a listed version of DuckDB is an analytical is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (DuckDB is an analytical).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.37%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor duckdb duckdb-node = 1.29.2

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 , , , and were affected. DuckDB immediately deprecated the specific versions, engaged npm support to delete the affected verions, and re-rele

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor duckdb duckdb-node = 1.29.2= 1.29.2

How to fix CVE-2025-59037

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-59037. EPSS is 0.37%. Act only if a listed version of DuckDB is an analytical is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with duckdb duckdb-node = 1.29.2 = 1.29.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.37%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 packa

  2. Sep 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 packa

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-59037

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-59037

    30-day exploitation probability 0.37%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-33981

    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 mali

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026