Nrwl Nx up to 22.7.8/23.1.1 Maven Plugin/Gradle Plugin nx.json targetNamePrefix/option injection

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A vulnerability was found in Nrwl Nx up to 22.7.8/23.1.1 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file nx.json of the component Maven Plugin/Gradle Plugin. Executing a manipulation of the argument targetNamePrefix/option can lead to injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-119282. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Nrwl Nx up to 22.7.8/23.1.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file nx.json of the component Maven Plugin/Gradle Plugin. The manipulation of the argument targetNamePrefix/option with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Nx is a monorepo solution for TypeScript and polyglot codebases. From 22.0.2 until 22.7.9 and 23.1.2 for @nx/maven, and from 21.0.0 until 22.7.9 and 23.1.2 for @nx/gradle, the plugins' project-graph analyzers launch through a shell and interpolate plugin options from nx.json into command arguments. The @nx/maven targetNamePrefix value and arbitrary @nx/gradle option names or values can therefore be interpreted as shell syntax whenever an nx command constructs the project graph. A user who runs Nx in an attacker-controlled repository or pull request can execute injected commands with the user's privileges, while workspaces that register neither affected plugin are not exposed to this path. Remediation requires upgrading both nx and each affected plugin to matching releases because the plugin fix depends on code in the nx package. This issue is fixed in versions 22.7.9 and 23.1.2.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-119282 since 10/29/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1055 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:nx.json it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 22.7.9 or 23.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Nrwl

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• Nx

Version

• 22.7.0
• 22.7.1
• 22.7.2
• 22.7.3
• 22.7.4
• 22.7.5
• 22.7.6
• 22.7.7
• 22.7.8
• 23.1.0
• 23.1.1

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

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