Insufficiently protected credentials in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2026-47282
Published: July 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138169
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-47282
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected credentials in GitHub Copilot credential handling in Visual Studio Code when opening a malicious file in vscode. A remote attacker can entice a user to open a crafted file to disclose sensitive information.
User interaction is required to open a malicious file.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-47282
Install security update from vendor's website.