nx devkit backdoor

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in nx and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component devkit. The manipulation leads to backdoor. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-10894. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in nx (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part of the component devkit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a backdoor vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-912. The product contains functionality that is not documented, not part of the specification, and not accessible through an interface or command sequence that is obvious to the product's users or administrators. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Malicious code was inserted into the Nx (build system) package and several related plugins. The tampered package was published to the npm software registry, via a supply-chain attack. Affected versions contain code that scans the file system, collects credentials, and posts them to GitHub as a repo under user's accounts.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-10894. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/25/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1588.001 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-31073). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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CNA Base Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Backdoor
CWE: CWE-912
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/24/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/24/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/25/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-10894 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-10894
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325685
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2025 08:00
Updated: 09/25/2025 10:34
Changes: 09/24/2025 08:00 (48), 09/25/2025 06:03 (1), 09/25/2025 10:34 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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