CVE-2026-48027
CISA KEVRansomwareAs of 2026-05-28, CVE-2026-48027 is a CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL-severity) vulnerability. CISA KEV-listed (known exploited). EPSS exploitation probability 26.8%. Threadlinqs Intelligence tracks 2 threats exploiting it.
Last updated: 2026-05-28
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.
CVSS v3 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-506
Exploitation status
CISA KEV-listed (known exploited)
Threats tracking this CVE
- Binding.gyp "Phantom Gyp" Supply Chain Attack (Miasma Worm) Enables CI/CD Worm Propagation Across 57 npm Packages — HIGH
- Nx Console VS Code Extension Backdoored (v18.95.0) — TeamPCP Mini Shai-Hulud Pivot from TanStack npm Worm to GitHub Internal Repository Breach (CVE-2026-48027) — CRITICAL
References
- https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/security/advisories/GHSA-c9j4-9m59-847w
- https://github.com/nrwl/nx-console/issues/3139
- https://nx.dev/blog/nx-console-v18-95-0-postmortem#indicators-of-compromise
- https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised
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