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.
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Date added 2026-05-27 | Due date 2026-06-10
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Problem types
CWE-506: Embedded Malicious Code
Product status
References
www.cisa.gov/...erabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48027
github.com/...onsole/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w
github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139
nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem
www.stepsecurity.io/...console-vs-code-extension-compromised