nrwl nx-console 18.95.0 malicious code

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A vulnerability was found in nrwl nx-console 18.95.0. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in malicious code. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-48027. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in nrwl nx-console 18.95.0. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a malicious code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-506. The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-48027 since 05/20/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/02/2026).

It is declared as attacked. This issue was added on 05/27/2026 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 06/10/2026:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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-2026-32550). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• nrwl

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• nx-console

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• 18.95.0

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• Product: https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/

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