Insufficiently protected credentials in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2026-81381
Published: September 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU148276
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-81381
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected credentials in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code when handling a user\'s work account sign-in access token. A remote attacker can obtain the token to disclose sensitive information.
User interaction is required.
Affected software
Visual Studio Code
How to mitigate CVE-2026-81381
Install security update from vendor's website.
Visual Studio Code - update to 1.136.2