CVE-2026-46421: Supply chain compromise via malicious package versions (@cap-js/sqlite, @cap-js/postgres, @cap-js/db-service)
Impact On April 29, 2026, compromised versions of @cap-js/[email protected], @cap-js/[email protected], and @cap-js/[email protected] were published. The malicious packages harvested credentials and attempted self-propagation. If a compromised version was installed, all credentials accessible on that machine (npm tokens, cloud provider credentials, SSH keys, GitHub PATs) should be considered compromised.
Published May 20, 2026
Affected packages
@cap-js/sqlite
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Affected
- = 2.2.2
- Fixed in
- 2.3.0
- Check
npm ls @cap-js/sqlite
@cap-js/postgres
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Affected
- = 2.2.2
- Fixed in
- 2.3.0
- Check
npm ls @cap-js/postgres
@cap-js/db-service
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Affected
- = 2.10.1
- Fixed in
- 2.11.0
- Check
npm ls @cap-js/db-service
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Impact
On April 29, 2026, compromised versions of @cap-js/[email protected], @cap-js/[email protected], and @cap-js/[email protected] were published. The malicious packages harvested credentials and attempted self-propagation. If a compromised version was installed, all credentials accessible on that machine (npm tokens, cloud provider credentials, SSH keys, GitHub PATs) should be considered compromised.
Patches
Upgrade to @cap-js/sqlite >= 2.4.0, @cap-js/postgres >= 2.3.0, @cap-js/db-service >= 2.11.0. If a compromised version was ever installed, rotate all affected credentials.
Workarounds
No workarounds.
Credited to patricebender, chgeo.
References
How this page is made: the data panel comes from the GitHub Advisory Database, CISA’s KEV catalog, the NVD and FIRST EPSS, and updates twice a day. No analysis has been written for this entry yet. Methodology