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TI-2026-35470 Aliases CVE-2026-48027

Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0

Priority CRITICAL 99Exploited in the wildCWE-506Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-506.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2026-05-27CISA due date 2026-06-10Known ransomware use
EPSS 0.0185 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
nrwlnx-console= 18.95.0—No fix listedCNA
  • nx-console Vendornrwl Affected = 18.95.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nx:nx_console:18.95.0:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*18.95.0VulnerableNx
  • cpe:2.3:a:nx:nx_console:18.95.0:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:* Versions 18.95.0 Vulnerable ·Nx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-05-27 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48027

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-50091 Nx: Zip-Slip in the self-hosted remote cache CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-66138 Nx daemon and plugin worker sockets are accessible to other local users CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2026-82771 OS command injection in Nx @nx/maven and @nx/gradle via nx.json CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2026-66140 Nx: OS command injection in the @nx/docker release pipeline CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2026-39559 Nx: `nx graph` dev server permissive CORS policy CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2026-66137 Nx: Path traversal in nx migrate package-migrations extraction CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.8

Sources

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