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CVE-2026-119282 (GCVE-0-2026-119282)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-29 21:07 – Updated: 2026-10-29 21:07

Title

Nx: OS command injection via nx.json plugin options in @nx/maven and @nx/gradle

Summary

Nx is a monorepo solution for TypeScript and polyglot codebases. From 22.0.2 until 22.7.9 and 23.1.2 for @nx/maven, and from 21.0.0 until 22.7.9 and 23.1.2 for @nx/gradle, the plugins' project-graph analyzers launch through a shell and interpolate plugin options from nx.json into command arguments. The @nx/maven targetNamePrefix value and arbitrary @nx/gradle option names or values can therefore be interpreted as shell syntax whenever an nx command constructs the project graph. A user who runs Nx in an attacker-controlled repository or pull request can execute injected commands with the user's privileges, while workspaces that register neither affected plugin are not exposed to this path. Remediation requires upgrading both nx and each affected plugin to matching releases because the plugin fix depends on code in the nx package. This issue is fixed in versions 22.7.9 and 23.1.2.

Severity

7.3 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-88 - Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 8035 records in the last 180 days details

References

7 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/nrwl/nx/security/advisories/GH…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/nrwl/nx/pull/36626	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/nrwl/nx/commit/02c5d59e8dbbbe3…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/nrwl/nx/commit/60196b7cfcffcad…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/nrwl/nx/commit/c227f4780b054c5…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/nrwl/nx/releases/tag/22.7.9	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/nrwl/nx/releases/tag/23.1.2	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

3 products

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
nrwl	nx	Affected: >= 21.0.0, < 22.7.9 Affected: >= 23.0.0, < 23.1.2	guessed
@nx	maven	Affected: >= 21.0.0, < 22.7.9 Affected: >= 23.0.0, < 23.1.2	guessed
@nx	gradle	Affected: >= 21.0.0, < 22.7.9 Affected: >= 23.0.0, < 23.1.2	guessed

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FKIE_CVE-2026-119282

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-10-29 22:17 - Updated: 2026-10-30 19:37

Severity

7.3 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/nrwl/nx/commit/02c5d59e8dbbbe30963c0181c6a22cd8c1190a25
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/nrwl/nx/commit/60196b7cfcffcada35b6b90e53bf1a78d049b548
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/nrwl/nx/commit/c227f4780b054c512965c73aa480a48f9f781409
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/nrwl/nx/pull/36626
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/nrwl/nx/releases/tag/22.7.9
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/nrwl/nx/releases/tag/23.1.2
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/nrwl/nx/security/advisories/GHSA-qm8w-vx34-5j9j

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-QM8W-VX34-5J9J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-30 14:42 – Updated: 2026-10-30 14:42

Summary

@nx/maven and @nx/gradle have OS command injection via nx.json plugin options

Details

Summary

@nx/maven and @nx/gradle spawn their project-graph analyzers through a shell and interpolate plugin options read from nx.json straight into the command line. Because a shell parses the whole line, an option value containing shell syntax is executed as a command by any nx command that constructs the project graph. Anyone who clones a hostile repository, or who checks out a pull request that edits nx.json, runs the injected command with their own privileges.

Severity

A victim who runs an ordinary nx command in an attacker-supplied Maven or Gradle workspace gets code execution as themselves. In most such workspaces an attacker who can write nx.json can already run code through the repository's build files (./mvnw, pom.xml, and the Gradle equivalents), so the genuinely new exposure is narrow — for example CI building a fork's pull request where nx.json is writable but the build files are not. We have no evidence of exploitation in the wild.

Affected & Patched Versions

Package	Vulnerable	Patched
`@nx/maven`	`>= 22.0.2, < 22.7.9`; `>= 23.0.0, < 23.1.2`	`22.7.9`, `23.1.2`
`@nx/gradle`	`>= 21.0.0, < 22.7.9`; `>= 23.0.0, < 23.1.2`	`22.7.9`, `23.1.2`

[!IMPORTANT] Workspaces that register neither @nx/maven nor @nx/gradle in nx.json are unaffected — the vulnerable code only runs from those plugins' graph-construction paths, and no other Nx plugin shares this pattern.

Remediation

Upgrade to 22.7.9 (22.x line) or 23.1.2 (23.x line) or later:

nx migrate 23.1.2

Upgrade both nx and the affected plugin (@nx/maven and/or @nx/gradle). The plugin's fix depends on code that ships in the nx package, so bumping the plugin without a matching nx upgrade will not resolve it.

There is no configuration to change — upgrading is the whole fix. If you cannot upgrade yet, only run nx commands in repositories you trust, since a malicious nx.json can execute code on a vulnerable version.

Details

Both plugins spawn their analyzer through a shell and interpolate nx.json plugin options into the command, so those option values are shell source. For Maven the injectable value is the targetNamePrefix option; for Gradle it is broader, since every plugin option is mapped into a -P argument and arbitrary option names are accepted, making both the name and value of any option injectable.

Credits

Arkadiusz Marta (RE:SOURCE) — Reporter

Severity

7.3 (High)


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

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@nx/maven"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "22.0.2"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "22.7.9"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "ecosystem": "npm",
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              "introduced": "21.0.0"
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-119282"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-78",
      "CWE-88"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-10-30T14:42:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-10-29T22:17:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "## Summary\n\n`@nx/maven` and `@nx/gradle` spawn their project-graph analyzers through a shell and interpolate plugin options read from `nx.json` straight into the command line. Because a shell parses the whole line, an option value containing shell syntax is executed as a command by any `nx` command that constructs the project graph. Anyone who clones a hostile repository, or who checks out a pull request that edits `nx.json`, runs the injected command with their own privileges.\n\n## Severity\n\nA victim who runs an ordinary `nx` command in an attacker-supplied Maven or Gradle workspace gets code execution as themselves. In most such workspaces an attacker who can write `nx.json` can already run code through the repository\u0027s build files (`./mvnw`, `pom.xml`, and the Gradle equivalents), so the genuinely new exposure is narrow \u2014 for example CI building a fork\u0027s pull request where `nx.json` is writable but the build files are not. We have no evidence of exploitation in the wild.\n\n## Affected \u0026 Patched Versions\n\n| Package | Vulnerable | Patched |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| `@nx/maven` | `\u003e= 22.0.2, \u003c 22.7.9`; `\u003e= 23.0.0, \u003c 23.1.2` | `22.7.9`, `23.1.2` |\n| `@nx/gradle` | `\u003e= 21.0.0, \u003c 22.7.9`; `\u003e= 23.0.0, \u003c 23.1.2` | `22.7.9`, `23.1.2` |\n\n\u003e [!IMPORTANT]\n\u003e Workspaces that register neither `@nx/maven` nor `@nx/gradle` in `nx.json` are unaffected \u2014 the vulnerable code only runs from those plugins\u0027 graph-construction paths, and no other Nx plugin shares this pattern.\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to **22.7.9** (22.x line) or **23.1.2** (23.x line) or later:\n\n```\nnx migrate 23.1.2\n```\n\nUpgrade both `nx` and the affected plugin (`@nx/maven` and/or `@nx/gradle`). The plugin\u0027s fix depends on code that ships in the `nx` package, so bumping the plugin without a matching `nx` upgrade will not resolve it.\n\nThere is no configuration to change \u2014 upgrading is the whole fix. If you cannot upgrade yet, only run `nx` commands in repositories you trust, since a malicious `nx.json` can execute code on a vulnerable version.\n\n## Details\n\nBoth plugins spawn their analyzer through a shell and interpolate `nx.json` plugin options into the command, so those option values are shell source. For Maven the injectable value is the `targetNamePrefix` option; for Gradle it is broader, since every plugin option is mapped into a `-P` argument and arbitrary option names are accepted, making both the name and value of any option injectable.\n\n## Credits\n\n- **Arkadiusz Marta** (RE:SOURCE) \u2014 Reporter",
  "id": "GHSA-qm8w-vx34-5j9j",
  "modified": "2026-10-30T14:42:14Z",
  "published": "2026-10-30T14:42:14Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/nrwl/nx/security/advisories/GHSA-qm8w-vx34-5j9j"
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119282"
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      "url": "https://github.com/nrwl/nx/pull/36626"
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      "url": "https://github.com/nrwl/nx/commit/c227f4780b054c512965c73aa480a48f9f781409"
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    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/nrwl/nx"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "https://github.com/nrwl/nx/releases/tag/23.1.2"
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      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "@nx/maven and @nx/gradle have OS command injection via nx.json plugin options"
}

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