{"id":"CVE-2026-48027","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-48027","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:32:41.031Z","title":"Nx Console Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability","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.","published":"2026-05-27T17:16:42.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-14T20:10:00.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":9.3,"severity":"CRITICAL","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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-506"],"affected":["nx/nx console"],"epss":{"score":0.0185,"percentile":0.78997,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2026-05-27","dueDate":"2026-06-10","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nThis 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"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 June 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139","tags":["Issue Tracking"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48027","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48027","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}