CVE-2026-48027 — Nx Console Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

Overview

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.

Vulnerability details

CVE ID

CVE-2026-48027

Vulnerability

Nx Console Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

Vendor

Nx

Affected products

Nx: Nx Console

Severity

HIGH

Exploitation status

Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)

EPSS score

0.95% probability of exploitation in 30 days · 57th percentile

Published

2026-05-27

Remediation guidance

CVE-2026-48027 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.

Apply the vendor's official security update for Nx the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.

FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.95% probability that CVE-2026-48027 will be exploited within the next 30 days (57th percentile of all CVEs) — useful for risk-based patch sequencing.

Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.

Authoritative references

• NVD — National Vulnerability Database
• MITRE CVE Record
• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
• FIRST EPSS — Exploit Prediction Scoring