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.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code (CVE-2026-47284) involves the exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors over a network. It is categorized as CWE-200, which pertains to information exposure. The vulnerability affects Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker can disclose sensitive information over a network without requiring privileges but with user interaction. The confidentiality impact is high, while integrity and availability are not affected. This could lead to leakage of sensitive data from the affected Visual Studio Code installation.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the patch provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47284 to remediate this vulnerability.
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
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code (CVE-2026-47284) involves the exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors over a network. It is categorized as CWE-200, which pertains to information exposure. The vulnerability affects Visual Studio Code version 1.0.0. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker can disclose sensitive information over a network without requiring privileges but with user interaction. The confidentiality impact is high, while integrity and availability are not affected. This could lead to leakage of sensitive data from the affected Visual Studio Code installation.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the patch provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47284 to remediate this vulnerability.
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: 07/29/2026, 22:03:54 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 20:43:40 UTC
Views: 118
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