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CVE-2026-44187: A flaw was found in the Ansible Lightspeed extension for Visual Studio Code. This vulnerability allows an attacker with…

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2026-44187
Published: July 22, 2026
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.1%

Summary

CVE-2026-44187 is a flaw in the Ansible Lightspeed extension for Visual Studio Code. It stores the Google Gemini API key in plain text in the user's configuration file and writes it to output log files, where a local attacker or malware running with the user's privileges can read it. Exploitation can expose the credential and let an attacker consume the user's API quota.

Mitigation

The source does not state a fix yet. Check the original advisory for updates.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 3.3(low)
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector: local
Attack complexity: low
Privileges required: low
User interaction: none
EPSS: 0.1%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 4, 2026.
Disclosure date: July 22, 2026

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-256

Affected

Vendors: Google

Classification

Attack type: Other
Attack sophistication: Moderate
AI component targeted: API
Impact: Confidentiality
Labels: security

How this record was produced

Summaries, mitigations and labels on this page are generated automatically from the source. The linked source is authoritative.

Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44187

First tracked: July 22, 2026 at 02:07 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 90% (self-assessed)

Summary

Mitigation

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