CVE-2026-47282: CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Insufficiently protected credentials in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-47282 and classified under CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), affects Microsoft Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0. It involves inadequate protection of credentials in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code, which could enable an unauthorized attacker to disclose sensitive information over a network. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges and user interaction but can lead to high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to disclose sensitive information over a network due to insufficient protection of credentials. This can lead to a high confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability. The attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity and no privileges required, but user interaction is necessary.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the patch provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47282 to remediate the issue.
CVE-2026-47282: CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Description
Insufficiently protected credentials in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-47282 and classified under CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), affects Microsoft Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0. It involves inadequate protection of credentials in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code, which could enable an unauthorized attacker to disclose sensitive information over a network. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges and user interaction but can lead to high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to disclose sensitive information over a network due to insufficient protection of credentials. This can lead to a high confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability. The attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity and no privileges required, but user interaction is necessary.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the patch provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47282 to remediate the issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-18T23:53:33.896Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47282","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f6868715ace43e6b344
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:32 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:16:27 UTC
Last updated: 08/26/2026, 23:35:19 UTC
Views: 62
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