<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../assets/feed.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>PatchTheCVE: privatevpn</title><link>https://patchthecve.com/</link><description>CVEs with upgrade or downgrade fix steps</description><item><title>CVE-2018-7716: PrivateVPN 2.0.31 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability with its com.privat.vpn.hel</title><link>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2018-7716.html</link><guid>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2018-7716.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:03:34 +0000</pubDate><description>CRITICAL 9.8: PrivateVPN 2.0.31 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability with its com.privat.vpn.helper privileged helper tool. This privileged helper tool implements an XPC service that allows arbitrary installed applications to connect and send messages. The XPC service extracts the conf</description></item><item><title>CVE-2018-7715: PrivateVPN 2.0.31 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability with its com.privat.vpn.hel</title><link>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2018-7715.html</link><guid>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2018-7715.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:03:34 +0000</pubDate><description>CRITICAL 9.8: PrivateVPN 2.0.31 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability with its com.privat.vpn.helper privileged helper tool. This privileged helper tool implements an XPC service that allows arbitrary installed applications to connect and send messages. The XPC service extracts the path</description></item><item><title>CVE-2018-7311: PrivateVPN 2.0.31 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability</title><link>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2018-7311.html</link><guid>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2018-7311.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:02:59 +0000</pubDate><description>HIGH 8.8: PrivateVPN 2.0.31 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability. The software installs a privileged helper tool that runs as the root user. This privileged helper tool is installed as a LaunchDaemon and implements an XPC service. The XPC service is responsible for handling new VPN</description></item></channel></rss>