CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Called exploited the same day it was disclosed.
Measured from the CVE publication date to the earliest of 3 KEV catalogues that list it.
The life of this vulnerability
- CVE published
- First KEV listingsame day
- Last sighting43d
Gaps are compressed to equal steps. The elapsed time is printed under each.
Which catalogues call it exploited
- CISA KEVUS federallisted May 27, 2026
- EUVDENISA, European Unionlisted May 27, 2026
- VulnCheck KEVcommercial researchlisted May 27, 2026
- CIRCLaggregator, mirrors the abovelisted May 27, 2026, not counted
3 catalogues list it. CIRCL aggregates the others and is shown but not counted.
Public exploitation evidence
- reported exploitationwww.guidepointsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GRIT_Q
- reported exploitationwww.ic3.gov/CSA/2026/260702.pdf
- reported exploitationvulnerability.circl.lu/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catal
- reported exploitationwww.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulne
4 public reports collected from VulnCheck and CIRCL, first on May 27, 2026. Each links to its original source. We have not verified them.
Description
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.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.