Symlink Attack Affecting org.webjars.npm:nx package, versions [20.8.0,22.7.7)[23.0.0,23.0.2)[23.1.0-beta.0,23.1.0-beta.5)
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published10 Aug 2026
- disclosed6 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 6 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-71476 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.webjars.npm:nx to version 22.7.7, 23.0.2, 23.1.0-beta.5 or higher.
Overview
org.webjars.npm:nx is a The core Nx plugin contains the core functionality of Nx like the project graph, nx commands and task orchestration.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the extraction process. An attacker can write arbitrary files to locations outside the intended directory by supplying a crafted tar archive with malicious entries. This can lead to remote code execution if the attacker is able to control the contents of the extracted files.