Skip to main content

Nx Console CVE-2026-48027

| EUVD-2026-32550 CRITICAL
Embedded Malicious Code (CWE-506)
2026-05-27 security-advisories@github.com
9.3
CVSS 4.0
Share

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
May 27, 2026 - 19:51 vuln.today
Added to CISA KEV
May 27, 2026 - 19:46 CISA
CVE Published
May 27, 2026 - 17:16 nvd
CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

Embedded malicious code in Nx Console (the editor extension for Nx and Lerna) version 18.95.0 turned a trusted developer tool into a trojan during a brief publish window on 19 May 2026. The poisoned build was live on the Visual Studio Marketplace for roughly 18 minutes (12:30-12:48 UTC) and on OpenVSX for roughly 36 minutes (12:33-13:09 UTC); any developer who installed or auto-updated during those windows executed attacker-controlled code inside their IDE, tagged here as information disclosure. …

Sign in for full analysis, threat intelligence, and remediation guidance.

Share

CVE-2026-48027 vulnerability details – vuln.today

This site uses cookies essential for authentication and security. No tracking or analytics cookies are used. Privacy Policy