MSRC-CVE-2026-81383 — Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Summary

Impact: Information Disclosure. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?
The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is file content. The scope of file content which could be accessed is dependent on the privileges of compromised user.

Security updates
1.136.2 — https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_136

Vulnerabilities 1

High 7.4

CVE-2026-81383

Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Use of incorrectly-resolved name or reference in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Sep 8, 2026

Revision history

2026-09-08 #1
Information published.

References

CVE-2026-81383 Visual Studio Code Information Disclosure Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-81383
Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss