CVE-2026-48027
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.
Fix
CISA KEV required action · due 2026-06-10
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Added to the catalog 2026-05-27. CISA KEV
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.3 · in KEV · nxNVD modified 2026-10-14 20:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:nx:nx_console:18.95.0:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*
References 5
- https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise Vendor Advisory
- https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48027 US Government Resource