CVE-2026-48027 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2026-48027CRITICAL

nrwl nx-console — Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N   N   H   H   H    9.3   .0185   77.4   YES

AFFECTED
  Product     Versions     Fixed
  nx-console  = 18.95.0 –  —

TIMELINE
  May 20  Reserved by GitHub_M
  May 27  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-48027 (nrwl nx-console). Public exploit reference added.
  May 27  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-06-10
  May 27  Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
  Jun 11  DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2026-48027 (nrwl nx-console). CISA remediation deadline was June 10, 2026; still in catalog.

CWE-506 · CNA: GitHub_M · CVSS v4.0 · 5 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due June 10, 2026

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 5 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by GitHub_M
May 27, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-48027 (nrwl nx-console). Public exploit reference added.
May 27, 2026	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-06-10
May 27, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
June 11, 2026	DUE DATE PASSED	DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2026-48027 (nrwl nx-console). CISA remediation deadline was June 10, 2026; still in catalog.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
nrwl	nx-console	—	= 18.95.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-506

References (5)

https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139 [Issue Tracking]
https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w [Mitigation, Vendor Advisory]
https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise [Vendor Advisory]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48027 [US Government Resource]
https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-48027 at cve.org

Vendors: nrwl

Weaknesses: CWE-506

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