CVE-2026-48027

Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0

Published May 27, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 1.8% KEV · Listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nx
Nx nx Console
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nx:nx_console:18.95.0:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*
Vendors & Products Nx
Nx nx Console
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-05-27T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-06-10T00:00:00+00:00'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0
Weaknesses CWE-506
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2026, 3:56 AM
Reserved
May 20, 2026, 5:44 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 27, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 8:10 PM