CVE-2026-48027

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: May 27, 2026 Modified: May 27, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Vendor Advisory
https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48027
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
32.1%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2026-06-10

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

nx