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CVE-2026-48027
CRITICAL
CISA KEV
Nx Console is the user interface for Nx & Lerna. On 19 May 2026, a malicious version of Nx Console, 18.95.0, was published at 12:30 PM UTC and removed soon after at 12:48 PM UTC, leaving it available for ~18 minutes in Visual Studio Marketplace. For OpenVSX, the problem was detected later, and the compromised version was available from 12:33 UTC to 13:09 UTC (~36 minutes). Version 18.100.0 of Nx Console is not compromised and users may remediate by upgrading to that version.
Published: May 27, 2026
Modified: May 27, 2026
CWE-506
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| nx | nx_console | 18.95.0 |
References (5)
- https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise Vendor Advisory
- https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48027 US Government Resource
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
32.07%
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
78.8 / 100
CISA Known Exploited
Date Added:
2026-05-27
Due Date:
2026-06-10
Required Action:
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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Data Sources
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CISA KEV
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