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"vcasan.cpp" file not found on Address Sanitizer exception
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Description
Environment
- OS and Version: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045)
- VS Code Version: 1.119.0
- C/C++ Extension Version: 1.32.2
- Visual Studio Version: Community 2026 version 18.5.2
Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce
Bug Summary:
When AddressSanitizer throws an exception, VS Code breaks but tries to open a file "vcasan.cpp" which can't be found. By going to the debug Call Stack I can select the main.exe!main() Line 5 frame to see the actual line in my source code that caused the overflow, but I'm wondering if I've misconfigured something that would let VS Code do this automatically? Any help is appreciated, thanks!
Steps to reproduce:
- Download and unzip example code:
AddressSanitizerTest.zip - Launch VS Code from
x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS - Open example code
- Run default build task
- Start debugging
- Address Sanitizer throws exception, but VS Code shows unhelpful
The editor could not be opened because the file was not found.message
Expected behavior:
VS Code breaks on Line 5 ofmain.cpp, where the heap overflow happens in the user's source code.
Here is the Debug Console Output for the Address Sanitizer exception:
DebugConsoleOutput.txt
Configuration and Logs
c_cpp_properties.json:
{
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Win32",
"includePath": [
"${workspaceFolder}/**"
],
"defines": [
"_DEBUG",
"UNICODE",
"_UNICODE"
],
"windowsSdkVersion": "10.0.26100.0",
"compilerPath": "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/18/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.50.35717/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe",
"cStandard": "c17",
"cppStandard": "c++17",
"intelliSenseMode": "windows-msvc-x64"
}
],
"version": 4
}
Log Diagnostics:
-------- Diagnostics - 5/6/2026, 4:50:01 PM
Version: 1.32.2
Current Configuration:
{
"name": "Win32",
"includePath": [
"c:/Users/Kevin/Documents/Programming/AddressSanitizerTest/**"
],
"defines": [
"_DEBUG",
"UNICODE",
"_UNICODE"
],
"windowsSdkVersion": "10.0.26100.0",
"compilerPath": "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/18/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.50.35717/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe",
"cStandard": "c17",
"cppStandard": "c++17",
"intelliSenseMode": "windows-msvc-x64",
"compilerPathIsExplicit": true,
"cStandardIsExplicit": true,
"cppStandardIsExplicit": true,
"intelliSenseModeIsExplicit": true,
"recursiveIncludesReduceIsExplicit": false,
"recursiveIncludesPriorityIsExplicit": false,
"recursiveIncludesOrderIsExplicit": false,
"compilerPathInCppPropertiesJson": "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/18/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.50.35717/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe",
"mergeConfigurations": false,
"recursiveIncludes": {},
"browse": {
"limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true
}
}
Modified Settings:
{
"C_Cpp.copilotHover": "disabled"
}
Additional Tracked Settings:
{
"editorTabSize": 4,
"editorInsertSpaces": true,
"editorAutoClosingBrackets": "languageDefined",
"filesEncoding": "utf8",
"filesAssociations": {},
"filesExclude": {
"**/.git": true,
"**/.svn": true,
"**/.hg": true,
"**/.DS_Store": true,
"**/Thumbs.db": true
},
"filesAutoSaveAfterDelay": false,
"editorInlayHintsEnabled": true,
"editorParameterHintsEnabled": true,
"searchExclude": {
"**/node_modules": true,
"**/bower_components": true,
"**/*.code-search": true
},
"workbenchSettingsEditor": "ui"
}
cpptools version (native): 1.32.2.0
Current database path: C:\Users\Kevin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\vscode-cpptools\77a60dd37b6c63560da26e05e8402e68\.BROWSE.VC.DB
Translation Unit Mappings:
[ C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Programming\AddressSanitizerTest\main.cpp - source TU]:
Translation Unit Configurations:
[ C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Programming\AddressSanitizerTest\main.cpp ]
Process ID: 6928
Memory Usage: 27 MB
Compiler Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.50.35717\bin\Hostx64\x64\cl.exe
Include Paths:
include: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.50.35717\include
include: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include
include: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.26100.0\ucrt
include: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.26100.0\um
include: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.26100.0\shared
include: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.26100.0\winrt
include: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.26100.0\cppwinrt
system include: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.26100.0\um
system include: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.26100.0\ucrt
system include: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.26100.0\shared
system include: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.26100.0\winrt
system include: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.26100.0\cppwinrt
Defines:
_DEBUG
UNICODE
_UNICODE
Standard Version: ms_c++17
IntelliSense Mode: windows-msvc-x64
Other Flags:
--using_directory
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.50.35717\lib\x64
--using_directory
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.50.35717\lib\x86\store\references
--using_directory
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\10.0.26100.0
--using_directory
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\References\10.0.26100.0
--using_directory
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319
Total Memory Usage: 27 MB
------- Workspace parsing diagnostics -------
Number of files discovered (not excluded): 5133
Language Server Logging:
loggingLevel: 6
loggingLevel has changed to: Debug
Processed c_cpp_properties.json in 0.0021933s
Shutting down IntelliSense server: C:\Users\Kevin\Documents\Programming\AddressSanitizerTest\main.cpp
LSP: (invoked) cpptools/didChangeCppProperties (id: 28)
Attempting to get defaults from C++ compiler in "compilerPath" property: 'C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/18/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.50.35717/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe'
Attempting to get defaults from C compiler in "compilerPath" property: 'C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/18/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.50.35717/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe'
Folder: C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\WINDOWS KITS\10\INCLUDE\10.0.26100.0\CPPWINRT will be indexed
Folder: C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\WINDOWS KITS\10\INCLUDE\10.0.26100.0\SHARED will be indexed
Folder: C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\WINDOWS KITS\10\INCLUDE\10.0.26100.0\UCRT will be indexed
Folder: C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\WINDOWS KITS\10\INCLUDE\10.0.26100.0\UM will be indexed
Folder: C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\WINDOWS KITS\10\INCLUDE\10.0.26100.0\WINRT will be indexed
Folder: C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO\18\COMMUNITY\VC\AUXILIARY\VS\INCLUDE will be indexed
Folder: C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO\18\COMMUNITY\VC\TOOLS\MSVC\14.50.35717\INCLUDE will be indexed
Folder: C:\USERS\KEVIN\DOCUMENTS\PROGRAMMING\ADDRESSSANITIZERTEST will be indexed
LSP: Sending response (id: 28)
LSP: (received) cpptools/didChangeVisibleTextEditors
LSP: (invoked) cpptools/didChangeVisibleTextEditors
LSP: (received) cpptools/didChangeVisibleTextEditors
LSP: (invoked) cpptools/didChangeVisibleTextEditors
Other Extensions
No response
Additional context
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Research direction
Start with the attached AddressSanitizerTest.zip reproduction and the DebugConsoleOutput.txt output, then inspect how the debug Call Stack handles the vcasan.cpp frame. Reproduce the failure and verify that breaking on the AddressSanitizer exception opens main.cpp at line 5 instead of showing a missing-file message.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100