Nx Console Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

Nx Nx Console

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. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-05-27 (federal deadline 2026-06-10).

First seen: 27 May 2026
Last update: 27 May 2026, 12:00 UTC
Identifiers: CVE-2026-48027
Source: CISA KEV

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## Nx Console Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
Severity: critical, exploited in the wild. Patch status: patched.
Affected: Nx Nx Console
Ids: CVE-2026-48027

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. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-05-27 (federal deadline 2026-06-10).

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for Nx Nx Console. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2026-48027") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48027
https://pwned.coffee/i/nx-console-embedded-malicious-code-vulnerability-cve-2026-48027

Sources

NVD: CVE-2026-48027

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