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CVE-2026-48027

nrwl nx-console — Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0

KEV · due 10 Junransomware useEPSS 2%public exploitSSVC actCVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
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CVSS 9.8 (NVD)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4In CISA KEV+3030.0EPSS percentile 79.1.791 × 2015.8Exploit: SSVC active+1010.0SSVC exploitation: active+1010.0
Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
nx-console= 18.95.0–CNA

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub_M (CNA)9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refgithub.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847wrefgithub.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139refnx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromiserefstepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromisedrefcisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48027kevcisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog