Nx is a monorepo solution for TypeScript and polyglot codebases. From version 20.8.0 until 22.7.7 and 23.0.2, the Nx self-hosted HTTP remote cache extracts downloaded cache artifacts without constraining where files are written. A malicious or on-path (MITM) remote cache server can return a crafted tar archive whose entries escape the cache directory and write to arbitrary locations on the machine running Nx, which can be escalated to remote code execution. Nx's default local cache and Nx Cloud are not affected; only workspaces configured to use a self-hosted remote cache are affected. This issue is fixed in versions 22.7.7 and 23.0.2.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
nrwl nx affected
Version Status Constraints
>= 20.8.0, < 22.7.7 affected —
>= 23.0.0, < 23.0.2 affected —

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vp3h-ghgh-jr7g Nx: Zip-Slip in the self-hosted remote cache
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References
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https://github.com/nrwl/nx/commit/2b20c2da39d263c32ae05767577589481a309fee cve-icon
https://github.com/nrwl/nx/commit/a82807621e4176e37909d2c1afede661b45cc30 cve-icon
https://github.com/nrwl/nx/commit/ad296578fe980a4aad66f8af0add21f6ddf907d9 cve-icon
https://github.com/nrwl/nx/pull/36116 cve-icon
https://github.com/nrwl/nx/security/advisories/GHSA-vp3h-ghgh-jr7g cve-icon
History

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Description Nx is a monorepo solution for TypeScript and polyglot codebases. From version 20.8.0 until 22.7.7 and 23.0.2, the Nx self-hosted HTTP remote cache extracts downloaded cache artifacts without constraining where files are written. A malicious or on-path (MITM) remote cache server can return a crafted tar archive whose entries escape the cache directory and write to arbitrary locations on the machine running Nx, which can be escalated to remote code execution. Nx's default local cache and Nx Cloud are not affected; only workspaces configured to use a self-hosted remote cache are affected. This issue is fixed in versions 22.7.7 and 23.0.2.
Title Nx: Zip-Slip in the self-hosted remote cache
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-59
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-06T20:07:09.019Z

Reserved: 2026-08-06T19:56:23.724Z

Link: CVE-2026-71476

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