Compromised Nx Console version 18.95.0
Only affects Nx Console version 18.95.0 installed during the exposure window. Fixed in 18.100.0.
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Listed in CISA KEV
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Actively exploited
- Fix
- Fixed in 18.100.0
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Nx Console, the user interface extension for Nx and Lerna, was affected by a malicious release published to the Visual Studio Marketplace and OpenVSX registries on 19 May 2026. Anyone who installed that compromised release could be exposed to harm from the malicious code, and users are advised to upgrade to a clean release.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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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.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CVE published
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- nrwl nx-console
18.95.0
References 4
GitHub · nrwl/nx-console
stepsecurity.io
Questions about CVE-2026-48027
What does this mean?
The compromised extension fetched an obfuscated payload that harvested credentials from multiple sources on disk and in memory, including Vault, npm, AWS, GitHub, 1Password and filesystem secrets.Source: github.com
Am I affected, and how do I check?
Nx Console version 18.95.0 is the affected version, but only if it was installed during the exposure window. To check, look at the installed version of Nx Console in your editor's extensions view.Source: github.com
What should I do about it?
Update Nx Console to 18.100.0 or later.Source: github.com
Is it being exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-05-27, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cisa.gov, cve.now feed data