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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Configurations
History
27 May 2026, 20:34
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:nx:nx_console:18.95.0:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:* | |
| First Time |
Nx nx Console
Nx |
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| References | () https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139 - Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48027 - US Government Resource |
27 May 2026, 19:16
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| References |
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27 May 2026, 17:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-27 17:16
Updated : 2026-05-27 20:34
NVD link : CVE-2026-48027
Mitre link : CVE-2026-48027
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48027
JSON object : View
Products Affected
nx
- nx_console
CWE
CWE-506
Embedded Malicious Code
