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CVE-2026-48027

Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0

CVSS 4.0 Critical 9.3Known exploited (CISA KEV)

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by GitHub_M. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 4.0 Critical 9.3

Score published by GitHub_M in the CVE record.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

  • Attack vector: Network

    The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.

  • Attack complexity: Low

    No measurable action is needed to get around the system's built-in security controls. The attack is repeatable.

  • Attack requirements: None

    The attack works without any special deployment or execution conditions.

  • Privileges required: None

    No account or privileges are needed.

  • User interaction: None

    No action from any user is needed.

  • Vulnerable system: confidentiality: High

    Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.

  • Vulnerable system: integrity: High

    Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.

  • Vulnerable system: availability: High

    Serious or total effect on availability.

  • Subsequent systems: confidentiality: None

    No effect on other systems' data secrecy.

  • Subsequent systems: integrity: None

    No effect on other systems' data trustworthiness.

  • Subsequent systems: availability: None

    No effect on other systems' availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.01850 (1.8% probability)
Percentile
79.3%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Name in the catalog
Nx Console Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
Added to the catalog
May 27, 2026
Federal due date
Jun 10, 2026
Ransomware campaigns
Known use

CISA assessment as of May 27, 2026

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Exploitation
Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • nrwl nx-console

    • affected: = 18.95.0

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Timeline

  1. ID reserved
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. Record published
  4. Record last updated

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