dbt Postgres Adapter
PyPIdbt-postgresdbt-postgres is the PostgreSQL adapter bundled with dbt Core, connecting to PostgreSQL (and PostgreSQL-compatible databases like Amazon RDS, AlloyDB, and Redshift with limitations). It uses psycopg2 for the database connection and reads credentials from the dbt profiles file.
Checking dbt Postgres Adapter
dbt-postgres 1.8.0 is a clean version with no known supply chain compromise. The response returns compromised: false with an empty sources array.
curl "https://api.attestd.io/v1/check?product=dbt-postgres&version=1.8.0" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"{
"product": "dbt-postgres",
"version": "1.8.0",
"supported": true,
"risk_state": "none",
"supply_chain": {
"compromised": false,
"sources": [],
"malware_type": null,
"description": null,
"advisory_url": null,
"compromised_at": null,
"removed_at": null
},
"last_updated": "2026-05-01T00:00:00Z"
}Why this package is monitored
PostgreSQL credentials used by dbt often hold schema owner privileges across the analytics database. A compromised adapter can exfiltrate these credentials and use them to read or drop production tables.
Attestd monitors dbt-postgres using the following detection sources:
registryManually curated advisories in the Attestd registry, verified by a human analyst. Confidence 1.0.
osvOSV.dev malicious-package advisories with IDs prefixed MAL-. Confidence 0.95.
pypi_yankVersions yanked on PyPI with a security-related yanked_reason annotation. Confidence 0.80.