--- title: Nx Console VS Code Extension Compromised | daily.dev description: Nx Console VS Code extension (nrwl.angular-console), with over 2.2 million installs, was compromised in version 18.95.0. The malicious version was published... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised-vjwmbj36q twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Nx Console VS Code Extension Compromised | daily.dev og:description: Nx Console VS Code extension (nrwl.angular-console), with over 2.2 million installs, was compromised in version 18.95.0. The malicious version was published... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised-vjwmbj36q og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/VJWmbj36Q.png og:image:alt: Nx Console VS Code Extension Compromised og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Nx Console VS Code Extension Compromised **[StepSecurity](https://daily.dev/sources/stepsecurity)** · 4 min read · 36 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Nx Console VS Code extension (nrwl.angular-console), with over 2.2 million installs, was compromised in version 18.95.0. The malicious version was published outside the normal CI/CD pipeline using likely stolen credentials, injecting code that runs an obfuscated ~498 KB JavaScript payload on every workspace activation. The payload is a sophisticated multi-stage credential stealer targeting GitHub, NPM, AWS, Kubernetes, SSH keys, and more, with three exfiltration channels including DNS tunneling. It also includes persistence mechanisms, CI/CD targeting, and Sigstore attestation forgery capabilities. This is the second supply chain attack against the Nx ecosystem in under a year. Affected users should update to 18.100.0 immediately, check for persistence artifacts, and rotate all credentials. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@axmad** · 2 upvotes > It's crazy how attacks on VS Code extensions are happening more and more often. --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#malware](https://daily.dev/tags/malware), [#vscode](https://daily.dev/tags/vscode) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised-vjwmbj36q) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Nx Console VS Code Extension Compromised","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised-vjwmbj36q","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/nx-console-vs-code-extension-compromised-vjwmbj36q"},"datePublished":"2026-05-18T19:29:31.033Z","dateModified":"2026-05-18T19:29:54.462Z","description":"Nx Console VS Code extension (nrwl.angular-console), with over 2.2 million installs, was compromised in version 18.95.0. 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