CVE-2026-48027
Nx Console Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
CVSS
9.8
Crítica
EPSS
1.8%
p79
KEV
SIM
27 de mai. de 2026
Exploit Today
74
0-100
Publicado: 27 de mai. de 2026 · Última mod.: 14 de out. de 2026 · CWE-506
Produto
Nx / Nx Console
Vulnerabilidade
Nx Console Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
Adicionado ao KEV
27 de mai. de 2026
Corrigir até
10 de jun. de 2026
Uso conhecido em ransomware
Sim
Descrição resumida
Nx Console contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability that allowed a malicious version of Nx Console to be published. The compromised extension fetched an obfuscated payload that could harvested credentials from multiple sources on disk and in memory.
Ação necessária
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notas
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
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.
- github.comhttps://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139
- github.comhttps://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w
- nx.devhttps://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise
- www.stepsecurity.iohttps://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48027