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Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension < 0.37.3 Information Disclosure (CVE-2026-23653)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 306455

Synopsis

The remote host has an application installed that is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension installed on the remote host is prior to 0.37.3. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability:

 - A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. User interaction is required. (CVE-2026-23653)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the Microsoft Visual Studio Code CoPilot Chat Extension to version 0.37.3 or later.

See Also

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23653

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 306455

File Name: microsoft_visual_studio_code_CoPilot_0_37_3.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/14/2026

Updated: 4/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23653

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:github_copilot_chat, cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-23653