CVE-2026-48027 (GCVE-0-2026-48027)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-27 15:50
Modified
2026-08-04 03:56
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-506 - Embedded Malicious Code
Summary
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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Impacted products
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| nrwl | nx-console |
Version: = 18.95.0 |
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2026-05-27
Due date: 2026-06-10
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Used in ransomware: Known
Notes: This 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
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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