CVE-2026-2638Disclosure

LOWCVSS 7.3 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-367

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 4 mentions across 4 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 3 classified signals
  • Peaked 3d ago at 1 mentions (2026-06-09); latest day: 1
  • 4 total mentions across 4 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline4 mentions / 4d
00111Mentions · 2026-06-09: 1Mentions · 2026-07-14: 1Mentions · 2026-07-15: 1Mentions · 2026-07-21: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-07-15: 1Technical Details · 2026-06-09: 106-0907-1407-1507-21
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
375.0%
Patch
125.0%
Referenced assets4 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-06-091
Disclosure1
2026-07-141
Disclosure1
2026-07-151
Patch1
2026-07-211
Disclosure1
Full discourse4 posts
  • X-VPN@xvpnteam
    Patch

    We believe accountability starts with transparency, so we’ve shared the full scope of CVE-2026-2638 and the steps we took to address it in our official statement: https://xvpn.io/resources/statement-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

    Post summary

    The company has publicly disclosed the details of CVE-2026‑2638 and announced remediation steps. No exploits, PoCs, or active exploitation reports are referenced.

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  • Fluid Attacks@fluidattacks
    Disclosure

    Fluid Attacks' research team found a zero-day vulnerability in X-VPN macOS website versions. As a #CNA, we assigned the ID CVE-2026-2638. Details here: 🔗 https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/soad. We have disclosed 258 #CVE to this date: 🔗https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/. https://t.co/aGJClkubjM

    Post summary

    The tweet announces the discovery of a zero‑day CVE-2026-2638 in X‑VPN macOS website versions, provides a link to an advisory, but gives no proof of concept, exploit code, or patch information.

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    897 followersView on X
  • Fluid Attacks@fluidattacks
    Disclosure

    Fluid Attacks' research team found a zero-day vulnerability in X-VPN macOS website versions. As a #CNA, we assigned the ID CVE-2026-2638. Details here: 🔗 https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/soad. We have disclosed 259 #CVE to this date: 🔗https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/. https://t.co/lwSIyuPCPs

    Post summary

    Fluid Attacks announced discovery of a zero‑day vulnerability in X‑VPN macOS website versions, assigned CVE‑2026‑2638, and provided an advisory link for details.

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    882 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-2638 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 sym… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2638

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE-2026-2638, a race condition in X‑VPN macOS versions 77.0‑77.5 that permits local attackers to exploit the quarantine and restore workflow; no proof‑of‑concept, exploit, patch, or active exploitation details are provided.

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