Summary iPlain-English security verdict for DuckDB, generated from its current health score, actively-exploited vulnerabilities, and latest supported version.
DuckDB currently scores 20/100 — critical, with active exploitation. 1 of its known vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), including CVE-2026-111497. The latest supported release is 2.0.0. Upgrade immediately and review your exposure to the actively-exploited CVEs below.
Disclosure trend iNew CVEs published for DuckDB each year (NVD). A higher bar means more disclosures that year — more scrutiny, not necessarily less safe.
Patch priority — what to act on iThe issues to fix first — actively exploited (CISA KEV) first, then by exploitation probability (EPSS), then severity. Each row's "→ fixed in" is the earliest version that patches it; "see advisory" means no fixed version is published.
Most urgent first — actively exploited, then likeliest to be exploited.
CVE-2026-111497 CRITICAL exploited CWE-252 EPSS 83% → see advisoryGet alerted about DuckDB
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Versions & lifecycle iWhen each release line stops receiving security patches (end-of-life). After EOL there are no more fixes — plan upgrades before these dates.
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2.0 latest 2.0.0 Supported until 2027-10-212.0.0 → 1.5 latest 1.5.6 Supported until 2027-03-011.5.6 → 1.4 latest 1.4.5 Supported until 2026-11-171.4.5 → 1.3 latest 1.3.2 End of life ended 2025-09-161.3.2 → 1.2 latest 1.2.2 End of life ended 2025-05-211.2.2 → 1.1 latest 1.1.3 End of life ended 2025-02-051.1.3 → 1.0 latest 1.0.0 End of life ended 2024-09-091.0.0 → See all upcoming end-of-life dates →Frequently asked
Is DuckDB safe and patched?
DuckDB currently scores 20/100 — critical, with active exploitation. 1 of its known vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), including CVE-2026-111497. The latest supported release is 2.0.0. Upgrade immediately and review your exposure to the actively-exploited CVEs below.
What should I do about DuckDB now?
Upgrade DuckDB to the latest supported release (2.0.0) or later, which clears the actively-exploited issues affecting older versions, then confirm against DuckDB's official advisory.
When does DuckDB reach end-of-life?
The latest supported DuckDB release is 2.0.0. After end-of-life a release no longer receives security patches.
Which versions of DuckDB are still receiving security updates?
Supported DuckDB release lines (latest 2.0.0): 2.0, 1.5, 1.4. End-of-life releases no longer receive security patches.
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Informational only, from public data (NVD · CISA KEV · EPSS · endoflife.date), and can lag or miss vendor-specific fixes. Always confirm against DuckDB's official advisory before you patch or upgrade — DuckDB official site ↗