Actively exploited · Published May 27, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-48027Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0
Critical 9.3 Exploited Ransomware
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in nx-console from nrwl. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on May 27, 2026). It has been used in ransomware campaigns. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by Jun 10, 2026.
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nrwl | nx-console | = 18.95.0 |
Weakness: CWE-506 · Vector: 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
References
- https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48027 government-resource