CVE-2026-47285: Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Information Disclosure

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2026-Aug

Released

2026-08-11

Last Updated

2026-09-02

EPSS Score

0.92% (percentile: 58.7%)

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? The user would have be enticed to open a malicious file in vscode. Users should never open anything that they do not know or trust to be safe.

Affected Products (1)

Developer Tools

• Visual Studio Code

Security Updates (1)

• Release Notes

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://rayhan.ch/">Rayhan</a>, <a href="https://rayhan.ch/">Rayhan</a>

Revision History

• 2026-08-11: Information published.
• 2026-09-02: Affected software updated with new package information.