CVE-2026-47284: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-47284 and classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), affects Microsoft Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0. It allows an attacker to disclose sensitive information remotely without privileges but requires user interaction. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5 (medium severity), with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security advisory.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely cause disclosure of sensitive information from Visual Studio Code 1.0.0 without needing privileges, potentially compromising confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction to be exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the vendor-provided update to Visual Studio Code to remediate this issue. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47284 for detailed patch information and update instructions.
CVE-2026-47284: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Description
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Microsoft
Visual Studio Code
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-47284 and classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), affects Microsoft Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0. It allows an attacker to disclose sensitive information remotely without privileges but requires user interaction. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5 (medium severity), with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security advisory.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely cause disclosure of sensitive information from Visual Studio Code 1.0.0 without needing privileges, potentially compromising confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction to be exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the vendor-provided update to Visual Studio Code to remediate this issue. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47284 for detailed patch information and update instructions.
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-2026-47284","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284cec8dd33fbd85664fab
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:27:08 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 13:46:18 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:01:34 UTC
Views: 141
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