CVE-2026-48027 (GCVE-0-2026-48027)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 15:50 – Updated: 2026-08-04 03:56Title
Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-27 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-506 - Embedded Malicious Code
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmorte… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-co… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nrwl | nx-console |
Affected:
= 18.95.0
|
guessed |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 23d94b6e-e10b-4ed3-9304-fbf1858a9ac5
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-05-27
Asserted: 2026-05-27
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Nx Console Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability | Affected: Nx / Nx Console | Description: Nx Console contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability that allowed a malicious version of Nx Console to be published. The compromised extension fetched an obfuscated payload that could harvested credentials from multiple sources on disk and in memory. | 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. | Due date: 2026-06-10 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): This vulnerability could affect an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48027
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-506 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Nx Console |
| Due Date | 2026-06-10 |
| Date Added | 2026-05-27 |
| Vendorproject | Nx |
| Vulnerabilityname | Nx Console Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-05-27 18:00 UTC
| Updated: 2026-05-27 18:00 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 1d5aa159-8570-4699-a3f3-ba9b93be035b
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-05-27
Asserted: 2026-05-27
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0 | Affected: nrwl / nx-console | CVSS: 9.3 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.00952 | Used in malware: yes | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Confirmed Compromise
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0 |
| Vendor | nrwl |
| Product | nx-console |
| Added Date | 2026-05-27T18:00:02.229Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.3 |
| Epss Score | 0.00952 |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | 0.56652 |
| Used In Malware | yes |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev |
|
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:03 UTC
| Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
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