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CVE-2026-48027

Embedded Malicious Code — is CVE-2026-48027real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

Critical · CVSS 9.8EPSS 1.0%CISA KEVCWE-506 · Embedded Malicious Code

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

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Community real-world severity: Critical (Critical 2) — CVSS base score 9.8

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    Field note · Diego RamírezCurated

    Confirmed exploited in the wild — listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2026-05-27). Linked to known ransomware campaigns. Treat as real and prioritize patching over triage.

Same weaknessCWE-506 · Embedded Malicious Code.