CVE detail
CVE-2026-48027: Nx Console Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
Nx · Nx Console
- Date added (KEV)
- May 27, 2026
- CISA due date
- Jun 10, 2026
- Ransomware campaign use
- Known
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor fix: Vendor mitigation
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Technical detail
From CISA
Nx Console contains an embedded malicious code vulnerability that allowed a malicious version of Nx Console to be published. The compromised extension fetched an obfuscated payload that could harvested credentials from multiple sources on disk and in memory.
This vulnerability could affect an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48027
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- https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847wMitigationVendor Advisory
- https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromiseVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139Issue Tracking
- https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromisedExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48027