Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
9.3
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:1.85%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-506 ↗CWE-506: Embedded Malicious Code
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nrwl | nx-console | = 18.95.0 (affected) |
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
EPSS Score
1.850%
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | GitHub, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-05-20T17:44:09 |
| Published | 2026-05-27T15:50:01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-08-04T03:56:10 |
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