CVE-2026-48027: Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Nx Console Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Known.
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.
Description
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · CWE-506
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
nrwl: nx-console
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139 (opens in new tab)
- github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w (opens in new tab)
- nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem (opens in new tab)
- www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)