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IPVanish VPN for macOS Vulnerability Let Attackers Escalate Privilege and Execute Arbitrary Code

Cybersecuritynews •Abinaya • March 4, 2026

A critical privilege escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the IPVanish VPN application for macOS. This flaw allows any unprivileged local user to execute arbitrary code as root without requiring user interaction. The security failure completely bypasses macOS security features, including code signature verification, posing a severe risk to affected systems. Attack Chain and Execution […]

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Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in IPVanish VPN for macOS A critical privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the IPVanish VPN application for macOS, allowing unprivileged local users to execute arbitrary code as root without user interaction. This vulnerability bypasses macOS security features, including code signature verification, posing significant risks to affected systems. 6 sources 33

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