CVE-2026-48027
CRITICAL
9,3
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
CRITICAL
9,8
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Description
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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.
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)
Trend Analysis
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)
Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.
EPSS Score
0,2685
Percentile
1,0th
Updated
EPSS Score Trend (Last 7 Days)
506
Embedded Malicious Code
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
Application
Nx Console by Nx
CPE Identifier
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cpe:2.3:a:nx:nx_console:18.95.0:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026…
https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139
https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w
https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise
https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised