# CVE-2026-48027: Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0

> CVE-2026-48027: Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-48027
Last updated: 2026-10-14T20:10:00Z

- Published: 2026-05-27 15:50 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-14 20:10 UTC · Assigner: GitHub\_M
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 1.9%, 79th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2026-05-27, federal due date 2026-06-10, ransomware use: Known
- CWE: CWE-506

## 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.

## CISA 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.

## Affected vendors and products

- nrwl: nx-console

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48027)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48027)
- [https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139](https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139)
- [https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w](https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w)
- [https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem\#indicators-of-compromise](https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise)
- [https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised](https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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