CVE-2026-48027

9.3 CRITICAL 2% exploit odds exploited in the wild Fix listed Other

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
In the wild: CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-05-20 17:44 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-05-27 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
2026-05-27 17:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-10 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
2026-10-14 20:10 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
Exploit odds: 1.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.3 CRITICAL (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-05-27 17:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-14 20:10 UTC
Added to CISA KEV: 2026-05-27
Exploit probability: 1.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-506
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Nx Console 18.95.0

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 9.3

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record