# CVE-2026-48027

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-48027
- **Severity:** CRITICAL
- **CVSS Score:** 9.3 (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)
- **CWE:** CWE-506
- **Published:** May 27, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Aug 4, 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.

## Affected Products

- nrwl — nx-console (= 18.95.0)

## References

- [CNA](https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w)
- [CNA](https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139)
- [CNA](https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise)
- [CNA](https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised)
- [CISA-ADP](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48027)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 1.85%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 77.8

## Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)

- **Date Added:** May 27, 2026
- **Due Date:** Jun 10, 2026

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._