CVE-2026-81381: 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
Microsoft
Visual Studio Code
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-81381 and categorized under CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), affects Microsoft Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot. It allows unauthorized attackers to disclose sensitive information over a network due to inadequate protection of credentials. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating medium severity, with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability but has a high impact on confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely disclose sensitive credential information due to insufficient protection, potentially leading to information leakage. The confidentiality impact is high, but integrity and availability are not affected. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users should apply the update to Visual Studio Code version 1.136.2 or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-26T18:46:26.214Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-81381","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6aa0456dacd9273b49faff00
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 17:27:09 UTC
Last enriched: 10/14/2026, 22:06:41 UTC
Last updated: 10/23/2026, 15:10:15 UTC
Views: 44
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