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Security Update for Microsoft Visual Studio Code Nx-Console Extension (CVE-2026-48027)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 318799

Synopsis

The remote host has an application installed that is missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Visual Studio Code Nx-Console Extension is version 18.95.0. It is, therefore, affected by an embedded malicious code vulnerability. The compromised extension fetched an obfuscated payload that could harvest credentials from multiple sources on disk and in memory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the Microsoft Visual Studio Code Nx-Console Extension to version 18.100.0 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a0165d7a

http://www.nessus.org/u?1ea926a4

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 318799

File Name: microsoft_visual_studio_code_nx-console_18_100.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/5/2026

Updated: 6/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-48027

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-48027